as in map
an illustration of certain features of a geographical area
a chart of that section of the coastline will show any possible hazards
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as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
the book charts the years between the two World Wars
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as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance
charted the entire campaign for governor before she even agreed to run
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Recent Examples of chart
Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
An area chart showing the size of each U.S. federal agency, along with the share of its employees that are veterans.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
Though the lawyer remains a controversial historical figure, her novels paint him in a sympathetic light, charting his rise from a battered blacksmith’s son to a canny mover and shaker in the royal court.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
To rundown his collection: Further, by linking three successive No. 1s without interruption on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, Lamar is only the fourth artist — and first entirely in lead or co-lead capacities — to achieve the feat since the chart launched in 1993.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
An area chart showing the size of each U.S. federal agency, along with the share of its employees that are veterans.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
The documentary charts the adventures of an artist collective in Rhode Island that found a hidden space inside the bowels of the Providence Place Mall in 2003.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
Though the lawyer remains a controversial historical figure, her novels paint him in a sympathetic light, charting his rise from a battered blacksmith’s son to a canny mover and shaker in the royal court.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
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Casey Trees, a nonprofit that plants and cares for trees in the city, provides a map of where to see the blossoms across Washington.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In addition to frequent promotions to bring in new passengers, the airline has been expanding its route map including new flights to Aruba and Honduras.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Mar. 2025
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The former Today host described how the aftermath of her diagnosis sparked a new wave of courage.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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In fact, if Subway Takes had an easily quantifiable characteristic, the best way to describe it would probably be unserious.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
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The team plans to debut Painter in July after a successful return (so far) from Tommy John surgery that knocked out his past two seasons.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The only thing shocking about this story is that the Washington elites are stupid enough to coordinate their latest military adventure on a messaging app like a bunch of teenagers planning a keg party.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Marvel Studios‘ clever live five-hour-plus announcement of the cast of Avengers: Doomsday was their biggest livestream, bigger than any premiere red carpet, pulling in 275M digital views we’re told and 3.1M social mentions.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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The federation sources also deny that any manipulation took place — telling The Athletic that the documents published by El Mundo are just some of many different drafts compiled during the process of compiling the World Cup bid book.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Success means designing spaces where our clients' customers or patrons or guests feel good, restored, grounded.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Transform your bedroom with bedding picks designed to keep you warm.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The private, invite-only club is rumored to have gotten its name from an Alfred Tennyson poem of the same name meaning that the club is open all hours and the conversation flows forever, the City Journal reported in 1992.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Stanford fires Taylor Stanford general manager Andrew Luck announced yesterday the school fired coach Troy Taylor, less than a week after ESPN reported Taylor was the subject of two bullying investigations.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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What was the process like in terms of preparing for that role?—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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White Castle took many pains to be productive, like making its burgers square to maximize the number of burgers that could fit on a grill, and limiting its menu to only a few items, which streamlined the process of preparing, cooking and serving food.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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In his more than two decades of writing about the world of sports, he’s chronicled everything from high school rodeo to a major league baseball no-hitter to the Super Bowl to the Finals.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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By Charlie Warzel Perhaps the biggest surprise of Careless People, the new tell-all memoir by the former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams, is that a book chronicling the social network’s missteps and moral bankruptcy can still make news in 2025.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Chart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chart. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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