as in tracing
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 silhouetting
As the full moon sank below the horizon, silhouetting palm trees at Jetty Park, the light of dawn ushered in the arrival of the world’s largest cruise ship to its new homeport on Florida’s Space Coast.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silhouetting
Verb
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According to a survey conducted by Sourcing Journal in partnership with Oritain, 63 percent of industry executives indicate traceability is a strategic advantage, yet just 44 percent are actively tracing goods.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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Bedtime finds us with A Young People’s History of the United States or Pam Muñoz Ryan’s The Dreamer, tracing young Pablo Neruda through rainforests and tempestuous seas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bubble hems returned across skirts, pants and jackets, proving the detail can feel sharp and modern when well executed, while skirts in every form — sharp and structured, flowing and asymmetric — emerged as the defining piece of spring 2026.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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This absence of shame is a defining generational factor.—
Glynnis MacNicol,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The document outlining the proposal was obtained by multiple outlets.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Namely, the show played a brief montage outlining the history between Behar, Plaza, and the ghosts that The View host has allegedly slept with.—
James Factora,
Them.,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While sort of sketching ideas for that, the other ones started coming to me, of having Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett together as sisters also being quite different.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of Balmain’s death, his right-hand man and a studio veteran of over three decades picked up the mantle by finishing the fall 1982 collection the late founder had begun sketching.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Silhouetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silhouetting. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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