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
Look out for delicate, wispy cloud formations that shine silver and blue in the twilight, while other clouds near the horizon appear dark and silhouetted in the evening sky.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 June 2026
There was light back there, and then all these trees were silhouetted.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
The original house was set back and silhouetted against the backdrop of trees.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
The Endless Summer design, featuring a surfer silhouetted against an orange-yellow sunset, is Florida's top-selling specialty plate, with 145,063 registrations.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The astronauts will also look for dust lofted off the moon’s surface and silhouetted against the faint coronal light.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
Whatever is placed on the paper as it is exposed—a body, a flower—is silhouetted.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Our southwest-facing room also rather generously provided a view towards Mount Fuji 60 miles away, all the more impressive when silhouetted against the blushing sunset.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
We are all used to watching documentaries in which silhouetted, pixelated, or disguised contributors divulge their experiences.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 June 2026
There was light back there, and then all these trees were silhouetted.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
The original house was set back and silhouetted against the backdrop of trees.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
The Endless Summer design, featuring a surfer silhouetted against an orange-yellow sunset, is Florida's top-selling specialty plate, with 145,063 registrations.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The astronauts will also look for dust lofted off the moon’s surface and silhouetted against the faint coronal light.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
Whatever is placed on the paper as it is exposed—a body, a flower—is silhouetted.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Our southwest-facing room also rather generously provided a view towards Mount Fuji 60 miles away, all the more impressive when silhouetted against the blushing sunset.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
We are all used to watching documentaries in which silhouetted, pixelated, or disguised contributors divulge their experiences.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silhouetted
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Black, silver and gold embroidery, sequins and gems traced the plunging bodice and skirt in branch-like lines, with larger curved swirls near the hem.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
7 June 2026
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It can be directly traced to 1889, when German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck established it as the basis for Germany’s national pension system.—
Jon Sabes,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Spanish graphic designer, illustrator and sculptor, Peret, sketched the brand’s first logo, while architect Tonet Sunyer designed the first Desigual store in Ibiza’s port in 1986, a moment the brand is now celebrating 40 years later.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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At Ember, the girls tested the mineral composition in local tap water, held blind taste tests of water with fellow students and sketched out ideas inspired by their research.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The legislation would only allow an audit of the limited records the Supreme Judicial Court outlined in its recent order – the adoption of the official budget by both chambers, expenditures, joint legislative operations, and monetary settlement agreements, all dating back to 2021.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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Since that goal was outlined more than two years ago and the company has continued flying its experienced boosters safely across dozens of missions, SpaceX may be intending to push past 40 missions.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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It will be defined by who constructs the systems that allow both to scale together—and who had the capital, the patience, and the mandate to start building before anyone else.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Boxy, Straight-Lined Furniture Sharp angles and rigid silhouettes once defined contemporary interiors, but designers are increasingly embracing softer forms.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
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“Silhouetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silhouetted. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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