1
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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2
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
Heard, who now lives in Spain, gave a statement to NBC News reacting to the allegations outlined in Lively’s complaint.
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Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
The ladies also outlined the unique timing of their holiday celebrations for those who have to travel for away games.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Attorneys for Pines deferred a request for further comment to the allegations outlined in the complaint.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The cast finished the film after agreeing to abide by a contract that outlined protections against this behavior.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
As outlined in the report, early adolescence is formative for identity development, tolerance for change, and crystallizing views about the world.
—Eric Wood, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
These were outlined in Vision 2030, a transformation plan from ruler Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud designed to diversify the Saudi economy away from its dependency on fossil fuels, though this commitment has come under scrutiny at COP29.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
And so, the drainage plan remained as outlined — failing to meet the flood control district’s requirements and leaving drainage to the purview of the development’s homeowners’ associations, the records said.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The report also outlined recommendations for healing communities wracked by the social ills wrought by the schools, for revitalizing language and cultural support, for reunifying families, for reforms in tribal community education and for steps to reduce violence in tribal communities.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
The ladies also outlined the unique timing of their holiday celebrations for those who have to travel for away games.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Attorneys for Pines deferred a request for further comment to the allegations outlined in the complaint.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The cast finished the film after agreeing to abide by a contract that outlined protections against this behavior.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
As outlined in the report, early adolescence is formative for identity development, tolerance for change, and crystallizing views about the world.
—Eric Wood, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
These were outlined in Vision 2030, a transformation plan from ruler Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud designed to diversify the Saudi economy away from its dependency on fossil fuels, though this commitment has come under scrutiny at COP29.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
And so, the drainage plan remained as outlined — failing to meet the flood control district’s requirements and leaving drainage to the purview of the development’s homeowners’ associations, the records said.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The report also outlined recommendations for healing communities wracked by the social ills wrought by the schools, for revitalizing language and cultural support, for reunifying families, for reforms in tribal community education and for steps to reduce violence in tribal communities.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlined
Verb
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The violence that the Philippines has suffered in the last several decades, as well as its remaining ethnic and social tensions, can be traced to the legacy of imperial oppression.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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So while the advisory attributes 100,000 cancer cases in the country each year to alcohol, most cancers can’t be traced back to a single cause.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
4 Jan. 2025
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Now a new class of companies is offering a third option, promising to help publishers get paid when their work is cited or summarized by AI, providing some compensation for lost page views.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Then the prosecutor summarized for me the incident that related to my father.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Andrew Garfield, an actor who has defined the notion of being a modern leading man with feelings, thinks cinemagoers should be free to show their emotions without apology.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
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In her younger years, Gucci viewed Creole as simply her family vessel that defined the yachting season, with weeks typically spent aboard with parents, sister and crew in the Western Mediterranean.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Outlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlined. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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