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
Instead, users on the app may see someone's interests, age and basic attributes, accompanied by a blurred or silhouetted photo.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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.
—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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To confirm the streaks were genuine, the team carefully traced them back to a single region near the moon’s edge – well away from the area where sunlight hit directly.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Detectives traced the ownership of the car back to a Pueblo address and then honed in on a cellphone that pinged cell towers in Pueblo, Littleton, and Denver during the time before, during, and after the shooting.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Veterinarians sketched some initial designs and then sent those to a LEGO enthusiast.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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Jackson’s likeness will join IUN’s eight previous chancellors and Ricks-Miller, who attended IUN, has sketched the last three.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Entryways and showers are outlined in funky, geometric black-and-white patterns, while bathroom floors and counters are a jaunty terrazzo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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The report outlined recommendations for maintaining the momentum.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Tubac Country Inn Conveniently located near the village shops and restaurants, Tubac Country Inn has six suites defined by their historic accents and southwestern decor.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The letter codified the idea that the modern West—defined by liberalism, constitutionalism, and multi-party democracy—could be separated, conceptually, from the ancient West, as represented by Greece and Rome.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Silhouetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silhouetted. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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