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as in traced
to draw or make apparent the outline of
sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look
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as in described
to give a representation or account of in words
briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan
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Recent Examples of sketched
Answers will be revealed and futures will be sketched out during this weekend’s ceremony.
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Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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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Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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.
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Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Even so, his keynote speech Thursday at AI on the Lot sketched out a future of film that played well to an audience of converts but will likely raise hackles in other parts of the industry.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
While Costanza’s plans go awry, Keiper has sketched out an itinerary that includes archery, getting her violin restrung and road trips with her husband.
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Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
Net zero sketched a horizon; fossil-fuel phaseout forces a reckoning with the interests and institutions that still tie economies to the old system.
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London Business School,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
While traveling just outside of Tivoli in 1832, Cole sketched the ruin then popularly believed to be the Arch of Nero.
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Tyler Green,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
At that event, the artists sketched designs on large sculptures shaped like soccer balls and on an oversized picnic table, also for community members to paint.
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Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
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
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
Even so, his keynote speech Thursday at AI on the Lot sketched out a future of film that played well to an audience of converts but will likely raise hackles in other parts of the industry.
—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
While Costanza’s plans go awry, Keiper has sketched out an itinerary that includes archery, getting her violin restrung and road trips with her husband.
—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
Net zero sketched a horizon; fossil-fuel phaseout forces a reckoning with the interests and institutions that still tie economies to the old system.
—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
While traveling just outside of Tivoli in 1832, Cole sketched the ruin then popularly believed to be the Arch of Nero.
—
Tyler Green,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
At that event, the artists sketched designs on large sculptures shaped like soccer balls and on an oversized picnic table, also for community members to paint.
—
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketched
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Police traced the other vehicle to McPherson.
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Through that, the white sprinter van and white passenger minivan were traced to 123 Bay 10th Street in Brooklyn.
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The other report described four cases of tetanus in children in four different states — Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin — all occurring in 2024.
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At the center of KeyBanc’s hesitation is Starship, the giant reusable rocket that Musk, the CEO, has described as critical to the future of satellite deployment, deep-space exploration and, eventually, colonization of Mars.
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But the mission’s goals outlined by the space agency—tasks such as scouting unexplored terrain, detecting stores of subsurface ice and monitoring atmospheric dust—are a far cry from the preexisting priority of Mars Sample Return and the associated search for alien life.
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Should Tuesday's launch be delayed for any reason, SpaceX has outlined a backup opportunity on June 24, with a launch window opening at the same time.
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This image combines X-ray data from Chandra along with optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope, depicted here in blue.
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Trump captioned his Monday, June 29 post on Truth Social, which depicted the eagle with its wings open wide and carrying a stars and stripes shield.
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And to be an American is to be embroiled in the great democratic experiment that has been defined by division from the beginning.
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The first merges Birkenstock’s first-ever sandal, the one-strap Madrid from 1963, featured with the Big Buckle, and is merged with its successor, the Arizona sandal launched in 1973 and defined by the brand’s original square buckles.
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She’s portrayed as misguided and misunderstood, not evil.
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In Legend, a world made up of unicorns, magic, and rainbows, Darkness (portrayed by Tim Curry) attempts to create eternal night by killing the remaining unicorns.
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Its muscular composite and Kevlar exterior is finished in a glossy, factory-correct shade of Rosso Corsa, though the car did spend a few years, toward the beginning of its life, painted silver, according to the listing.
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However, those images from the Superdome painted a picture of how recovery and adaptive capacity are so strongly tied to economic capacity, history, and education.
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