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
Savannah urged anyone with information to come forward as investigators worked against a looming deadline outlined in the note, which authorities have not publicly authenticated.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
From a binder on her kitchen table, Weaver took out a piece of paper that outlined her unusual arrangement.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The legislative language reflects Democrats' proposals to reform ICE as outlined in a letter last week from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries .
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Officials outlined a Preferential Trade Zone with price floors intended to stabilize markets battered by oversupply and price suppression.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
In order to operate in Portland, certain businesses must be approved for conditional use and are subject, pursuant to Portland’s zoning provisions, to restrictions outlined in their respective conditional use permits.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
There are three ways to file for an extension outlined by the IRS.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The slides also outlined 37 areas in which the league was willing to make concessions players wanted.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
As the 2026 tax season begins, the Internal Revenue Service has outlined key deadlines for taxpayers filing returns and making payments for 2025 income taxes.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
From a binder on her kitchen table, Weaver took out a piece of paper that outlined her unusual arrangement.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The legislative language reflects Democrats' proposals to reform ICE as outlined in a letter last week from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries .
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Officials outlined a Preferential Trade Zone with price floors intended to stabilize markets battered by oversupply and price suppression.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
In order to operate in Portland, certain businesses must be approved for conditional use and are subject, pursuant to Portland’s zoning provisions, to restrictions outlined in their respective conditional use permits.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
There are three ways to file for an extension outlined by the IRS.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The slides also outlined 37 areas in which the league was willing to make concessions players wanted.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
As the 2026 tax season begins, the Internal Revenue Service has outlined key deadlines for taxpayers filing returns and making payments for 2025 income taxes.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlined
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Moreover, the new subdivisions corresponded nicely to a map that Hintiryan and colleagues published in 2016 based on an entirely different technique, which traced connections between the caudoputamen and other regions.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s stunning victory in snap elections this weekend can be traced to a November post on X by a Chinese diplomat.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Mo Dakhil, a former video coordinator for the Spurs and Clippers, summarized that discontent in an appearance on Zach Lowe’s podcast this week.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The following is the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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In a media landscape increasingly defined by power and influence, the emails offer journalists a cautionary tale and a road map for covering the elite.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Healthcare’s next era will likely be defined by infrastructures that mirror those in fintech or logistics, systems that operate invisibly beneath the surface while enabling every stakeholder to move with confidence.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The new concept for the site was sketched out in the call with analysts.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The story famously goes that the W16 configuration was sketched by Piëch on a bullet train in Japan.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Outlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlined. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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