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as in to trace
to draw or make apparent the outline of
the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country
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Recent Examples of delineate
Manchester City’s inconsistency has been slightly different, more clearly delineated between before November and after it.
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Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Dam failure, floods and landslides were delineated as a lower risk, with the threat of a tsunami at the lowest rung because only parts of the county would be impacted.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The Health and Human Services website delineating Americans’ legal rights regarding reproductive health care, reproductiverights.gov, is offline.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
There are numerous moments where she is lost in a dream or a memory before suddenly jerking awake, often too clearly delineating the boundaries in a film ostensibly about its main character’s delusions.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025
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Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Dam failure, floods and landslides were delineated as a lower risk, with the threat of a tsunami at the lowest rung because only parts of the county would be impacted.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The Health and Human Services website delineating Americans’ legal rights regarding reproductive health care, reproductiverights.gov, is offline.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
There are numerous moments where she is lost in a dream or a memory before suddenly jerking awake, often too clearly delineating the boundaries in a film ostensibly about its main character’s delusions.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delineate
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This timely book traces the origins and significance of Thai labor in Israel.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hwang Sun-jae, a sociologist who studies fertility norms, traces the swift dissemination of low fertility in part to social media’s role as an accelerant of global monoculture.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Curry, for one night, returned to old Oracle Arena, where the soul lives on What one sentence describes your reaction to the Dončić-Lakers trade?—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The untitled movie is described as an original event film created and helmed by the iconic director.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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The first step is to have your strategy and vision clearly defined.—
Tan Lin,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The British duo’s songs were also defined by emotional catharsis, drawing on childhood trauma and nightmares to produce big, hooky synth pop anthems that quickly took over the charts in the U.K., and eventually the rest of the world.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
25 Feb. 2025
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His film, a sweeping three-and-a-half-hour-long epic that depicts fictional architect László Tóth, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor starting over in the United States, has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Then again, a closer confluence between what’s depicted, and the revelation of its meaning, would’ve certainly yielded stronger and more visceral drama.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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After conservations on Monday evening, GOP leaders have reportedly outlined possible ways the $2 trillion government spending cut would be achieved without having to make major cuts to Medicaid funding, POLITICO reported.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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After a botched attempt by Burberry to move upmarket, Schulman outlined a new strategy for the struggling brand in November, which included a greater focus on its key emblems, such as outerwear and its signature check, and a wider pricing structure.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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We haven't been totally shut out, but we haven't been portrayed in this particular way.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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As described in the press notes, sight is portrayed through silhouettes from majestic to micro proportions; oversized profiles to mini landscapes with petite detailing.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Delineate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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