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as in traced
to draw or make apparent the outline of
she carefully outlined the tree before she started drawing in the leaves
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as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
outlined the important points in the introduction
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Recent Examples of outlined
The Suggestions In court filings released Tuesday, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office outlined several options to ensure the historic conviction remains intact.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
As outlined in Justice Alito's dissenting opinion, the Seventh Circuit court ruled that the groups could not bring a case to court to challenge the policy unless one of their children were trans and the parent had, consequently, been directly affected by the policy.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
The design approach should follow traditional practices outlined by the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
—Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
By updating websites, email marketing, PR plans, media spend, collateral and sales enablement materials, leaders can incorporate the shifts outlined above.
—Barry Reicherter, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The death of Chevron deference, outlined above, shows that sentiment is not true.
—Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Speaking at a Race Industry Week webinar, Phelps outlined the future direction of NASCAR's Xfinity and Truck Series, indicating a transformative approach in collaboration with those including manufacturers and race teams.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
The Crew Callahan first outlined his plan to Leverenz one morning in 2016 in the Amtrak bar car heading back to Boston from Philadelphia.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
During Tesla’s 2024 annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas, Musk outlined ambitious goals for the company, including surpassing the valuation of the world’s most valuable firms, currently around $3 trillion each.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
As outlined in Justice Alito's dissenting opinion, the Seventh Circuit court ruled that the groups could not bring a case to court to challenge the policy unless one of their children were trans and the parent had, consequently, been directly affected by the policy.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
The design approach should follow traditional practices outlined by the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
—Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
By updating websites, email marketing, PR plans, media spend, collateral and sales enablement materials, leaders can incorporate the shifts outlined above.
—Barry Reicherter, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The death of Chevron deference, outlined above, shows that sentiment is not true.
—Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Speaking at a Race Industry Week webinar, Phelps outlined the future direction of NASCAR's Xfinity and Truck Series, indicating a transformative approach in collaboration with those including manufacturers and race teams.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
The Crew Callahan first outlined his plan to Leverenz one morning in 2016 in the Amtrak bar car heading back to Boston from Philadelphia.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
During Tesla’s 2024 annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas, Musk outlined ambitious goals for the company, including surpassing the valuation of the world’s most valuable firms, currently around $3 trillion each.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2024
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The amazing find can also shed new light on early human occupation in the region – where evidence of settlement has been traced back to roughly 14,000 years.Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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The congressmen noted in the letter that, according to the most recently available ATF data between 2017 and 2021, nearly 26,000 guns were traced from American crime scenes back to a government agency, law enforcement, or the military.E.D. Cauchi, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Science journal Nature summarized these concerns in a 2022 editorial, warning that hydrogen requires large quantities of electricity for it to be separated from other elements—electricity that could otherwise be used to directly power homes, businesses and vehicles.David Vetter, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Activating the Pay Attention feature causes a Moto device to begin recording audio, which can be transcribed and summarized for future reference.Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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This chapter will be defined by bringing the promise of GenAI to life within the enterprise setting.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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How defined are the younger generation’s roles?Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Outlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlined. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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