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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Recent Examples of silhouetted
However, some voices in the golf world have raised doubts about whether McIlroy is indeed the player silhouetted in the image.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
SpaceX highlighted the achievement in the post on X, sharing a dramatic image of the booster standing tall on the pad, silhouetted against the night sky after its demanding journey.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
SpaceX highlighted the achievement in the post on X, sharing a dramatic image of the booster standing tall on the pad, silhouetted against the night sky after its demanding journey.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silhouetted
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The roots of anti-fascist activism can be traced to a period just after World War I when German and Italian leftists came together and fought against fascist gangs.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Authorities in Germany say witnesses reported that Brückner previously confessed, and that his mobile phone was active and traced to the area of Madeleine’s disappearance.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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But the product was so unfinished at the close of Week 3 that the endgame could not be sketched.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The relationships of House of McQueen’s hero to his mother (Emily Skinner) and his early disciple, patron, and confidante, the great fashion-world fairy godmother Isabella Blow (Catherine LeFrere), are sketched with similar thinness.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Krueger outlined the trade-offs.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s 2017 legislation outlined the list of SSTBs to limit eligibility for a 20% deduction for certain businesses.—
Ana Teresa Solá,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Charisma and control once defined professional strength.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Athletes are often defined by their times, medals, and records, but stripping back their impact to numbers can be reductive, particularly in Fraser-Pryce’s case.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Silhouetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silhouetted. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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