1
as in tracing
to draw or make apparent the outline of
the glass skyscraper's sleek silhouette was strikingly defined by the setting sun to its west
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as in describing
to mark the limits of
the river defines the town on the south
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3
as in characterizing
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
a woman who is defined by her unswerving loyalty to her friends
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as in specifying
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
let me define the task so that there is no doubt in your minds about what needs to be done
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Recent Examples of defining
Clearly defining your goals ensures your data strategy supports your broader business objectives.
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Chris O'Neill, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
For lovers of thoughtful accessories, two of Amberjack's most recent designs encapsulate their commitment to defining what dress-casual footwear can be.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Style with curl-defining products.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
However, following this career-defining win, Hologram suffered an injury and was attacked backstage by Mortos, temporarily writing him off AEW programming.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The answers suggest that defining a conflict’s conclusion goes a long way toward deciding that conflict’s meaning.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
The standard outlines specifications for invoice content, defining the mandatory and optional elements that an e-invoice must or may include, and provides guidance on structuring these elements within machine-readable XML formats.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Wayne’s muscular guitar riff and electric energy on the song became one of the group’s defining musical moments.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Additionally, clearly defining service-level agreements (SLAs) ensures quality service with a framework for continuous support and performance monitoring.
—Mohamed Madkour, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Chris O'Neill, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
For lovers of thoughtful accessories, two of Amberjack's most recent designs encapsulate their commitment to defining what dress-casual footwear can be.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Style with curl-defining products.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
However, following this career-defining win, Hologram suffered an injury and was attacked backstage by Mortos, temporarily writing him off AEW programming.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The answers suggest that defining a conflict’s conclusion goes a long way toward deciding that conflict’s meaning.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
The standard outlines specifications for invoice content, defining the mandatory and optional elements that an e-invoice must or may include, and provides guidance on structuring these elements within machine-readable XML formats.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Wayne’s muscular guitar riff and electric energy on the song became one of the group’s defining musical moments.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Additionally, clearly defining service-level agreements (SLAs) ensures quality service with a framework for continuous support and performance monitoring.
—Mohamed Madkour, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defining
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This might involve techniques like distributed tracing to understand the end-to-end flow of transactions, real-time anomaly detection to identify emerging trends and patterns, and incident response to quickly diagnose and mitigate issues.—
Tom Wilkie,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Health experts cite as main culprits for the increase waning vaccination rates and a loss of broad immunity tracing to coronavirus lockdown protocols.—
Sabrina Malhi The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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Kovac does not hide behind a veil when describing his work.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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A couple of hours after the shooting, a man reportedly reacting to a text falsely describing an active shooter at Sky Harbor arrived at the airport with numerous firearms and was arrested after a brief altercation with Phoenix police, Reeson said.—
Michelle Cruz,
The Arizona Republic,
25 Dec. 2024
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Kick-starting an effective partnership starts with outlining core goals and key performance indicators (KPIs).—
Michael Nicosia,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Multilateral organizations may also need clear protocols outlining who can access confidential materials, under what circumstances, and for how long.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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At just 10 years old, Owen didn't hesitate to join his father, bounding onto the track and climbing onto the car's roof.—
Alex Harrington,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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At just 10 years old, Owen didn't hesitate to join his father, bounding onto the track and climbing onto the car's roof.—
Alex Harrington,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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Which is not only satisfying for the people portraying them but also for the people watching them.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
7 Jan. 2025
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Sparks donned a black T-shirt with a leather jacket and had a serious expression on his face in the photo, an almost recreation of Fraser’s expression in the images portraying the play’s character Jerry.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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The change, while also limiting the game’s potential reach, also resulted in the game getting delisted from stores in certain countries.—
Scott Robertson,
Rolling Stone,
24 Dec. 2024
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But since Assad’s fall, Ankara—now the main patron of Syrian rebels, particularly HTS—has replaced Tehran and Moscow as the dominant external power in Syria, expanding the breadth of Turkey’s influence while limiting Iran’s.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit alleges that the park’s ownership violated Florida’s laws governing mobile home evictions, including by raising rents within 90 days of issuing the notice to vacate and by not offering the homeowners’ association the first right of refusal to purchase the land.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
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The terms governing the use of the character are set out in a 71-page license agreement executive summary which was released in a 2014 hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Defining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defining. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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