silhouetted

verb

Definition of silhouettednext
past tense of silhouette
as in traced
to draw or make apparent the outline of in the photograph the majestic mountain is strikingly silhouetted against the setting sun

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  1. traced
  2. outlined
  3. defined
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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
  • 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
Definition of traced
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  • The Suggestions In court filings released Tuesday, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office outlined several options to ensure the historic conviction remains intact.
    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
Definition of outlined
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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
  • How defined are the younger generation’s roles?
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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