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.
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Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
The original house was set back and silhouetted against the backdrop of trees.
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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.
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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.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 Apr. 2026
Whatever is placed on the paper as it is exposed—a body, a flower—is silhouetted.
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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.
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Stephen Kelly,
TheWeek,
26 Mar. 2026
We are all used to watching documentaries in which silhouetted, pixelated, or disguised contributors divulge their experiences.
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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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The suspect’s escape route was traced, including the journey from France into Italy, and then across several European countries up to her country of residence.
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But Koppl traced a distinctly American lineage through a chain of precedents dating back more than 50 years, each one further eroding the market discipline that profit-and-loss accountability is supposed to provide.
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Answers will be revealed and futures will be sketched out during this weekend’s ceremony.
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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.
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The wide-ranging ordinance outlined how far away data centers can be built from nearby communities, how much noise the centers can emit and what reports property owners must submit to the city.
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The letter outlined that many food and household products available today would remain, alongside the gas station, while other items and services like clothing, major electronics, the pharmacy and the food court would not be offered.
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Size representation on the runway this season was defined by a more fragmented set of ideals.
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Remarkably, in a game defined by the South American team’s lack of sportsmanship, this became the first World Cup game in which a Paraguay player did not receive a yellow card since 1998.
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“Silhouetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silhouetted. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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