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
Prithvi Singh Shergill, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Still, the black comedy series, starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, ranked No. 1 on the English TV top 10 chart, where Season 2 Part 1 remains in the No. 6 slot.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Lotteries were charted by the State Legislature and established to finance public works for the common good.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Informal leaders carry more sway than organization charts suggest.
—Prithvi Singh Shergill, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Still, the black comedy series, starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, ranked No. 1 on the English TV top 10 chart, where Season 2 Part 1 remains in the No. 6 slot.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
After learning of Milwaukee County Transit System's multimillion dollar deficit, county officials are trying to find ways to chart a more financially stable path for the system ahead of the county's tough budget season ‒ lately, with measures to combat fare evasion.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Lotteries were charted by the State Legislature and established to finance public works for the common good.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chart
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Values, like the cars themselves, are all over the map, and today an early oval-window car can ascend well above $150,000 in concours condition, with a car in good condition worth $35,000 or more.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More importantly, Penske also describes this dynamic as antitrust behavior from a company abusing what the federal government has already described as Google’s monopoly status in the realm of Internet search.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Three people present described the manner of the two strangers as detached and off-putting, and said their story just did not add up.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Data from Cirium, an aviation data analytics company, shows that all airlines are planning to fly fewer seats to Tulum in the months ahead.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Friedland’s Ivanhoe Atlantic, formerly High Power Exploration, plans to invest $5 billion in infrastructure projects in Africa's Liberty Corridor, connecting Guinea to Liberia.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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An allied assertion is that if AI generates foul code, tell the AI to get its act together and fix the darned stuff.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Carlson asked the state’s environmental agency about the protocol for discontinuing treatment and was told to keep the state posted.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The farmer's innovation exemplifies prosocial AI; systems that are tailored, trained, tested and targeted to bring out the best in and for people and planet; technology that is designed to strengthen rather than extract from social fabric.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This set includes six hangers, each designed with five holes that can hold five garments both horizontally (up to 6 pounds) and vertically (up to 8 pounds).—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Poland has reported the entry of Russian drones and missiles multiple times since Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Southwest reported 89 delays, while SkyWest logged 76.—
Marco Cummings,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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The San Diego State football team, idle over the weekend, has had two weeks to prepare for this weekend’s nonconference game against Cal.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Or preparing their kid for what is next in life.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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At a time when contentious words dominate our conversations—think insurrection and fascism and fake news and woke—the need for dictionaries to chronicle and explain language, and serve as its watchdog, has never been greater.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Desert Warrior will finally get its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival later this month after Deadline chronicled how creative challenges on the Saudi epic have delayed its release.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Chart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chart. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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