as in traced
to draw or make apparent the outline of
in the photograph the majestic mountain is strikingly silhouetted against the setting sun
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Recent Examples of silhouetted
In this recent image taken in early January 2026, the clouds above the Pacific Ocean are silhouetted in the golden light from the sinking sun.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Farther up, on Observatory Hill, tall cryptomeria trees were silhouetted in the darkening evening, and down in the valleys, lights winked on like reflections of the planets and stars appearing in the sky.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
In the black-and-white shot Earth is hanging in the pearly glow of the Martian twilight, the hilly horizon silhouetted at the bottom.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
The wind is tossing the leaves about under the branches, and their dark shapes are silhouetted against the snow like bats.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
The light changes but my eye drifts up to the towers of Downtown Brooklyn silhouetted by the afternoon sun.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
However, some voices in the golf world have raised doubts about whether McIlroy is indeed the player silhouetted in the image.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Couchette compartments are wide, warm, and communal, allowing for friendships to be made, stories to be swapped, and snacks to be shared as the train passes cabins fringed with ice and naked woods silhouetted against the moon.
—Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2025
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Farther up, on Observatory Hill, tall cryptomeria trees were silhouetted in the darkening evening, and down in the valleys, lights winked on like reflections of the planets and stars appearing in the sky.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
In the black-and-white shot Earth is hanging in the pearly glow of the Martian twilight, the hilly horizon silhouetted at the bottom.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
The wind is tossing the leaves about under the branches, and their dark shapes are silhouetted against the snow like bats.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
The light changes but my eye drifts up to the towers of Downtown Brooklyn silhouetted by the afternoon sun.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
However, some voices in the golf world have raised doubts about whether McIlroy is indeed the player silhouetted in the image.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Couchette compartments are wide, warm, and communal, allowing for friendships to be made, stories to be swapped, and snacks to be shared as the train passes cabins fringed with ice and naked woods silhouetted against the moon.
—Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silhouetted
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In a renowned 2015 study published in Biology Letters, researchers attached satellite transmitters to several gray whales in the North Pacific and traced their movements throughout the year.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now astronomers have traced dark matter’s ghostly contours in the foreground of one of JWST’s deep-sky images.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
25 Jan. 2026
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The new concept for the site was sketched out in the call with analysts.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The story famously goes that the W16 configuration was sketched by Piëch on a bullet train in Japan.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Economist Dr Linda Yueh (left) outlined how geopolitics, geo‑economics, and rapid tech changes are reshaping global travel flows.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rutte outlined there would be two work streams going forward regarding the Greenland issue.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Hudson’s makeup artist, Tonya Brewer, blurred her pores using a mattifying powder, volumized her lashes with a few swipes of a smudge-free mascara, defined her pout with a long-lasting lip liner, and more.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The team overcoming those injuries defined the season.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Silhouetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silhouetted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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