as in vivid
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
the finely delineated characters of the novel will seem real to the reader
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as in traced
to draw or make apparent the outline of
the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire
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as in described
to give a representation or account of in words
the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country
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Recent Examples of delineated
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In this case, at least, the danger is small enough and the potential payoff great enough that agencies like the FAA seem ready to allow such small UAVs to fly within carefully delineated spaces.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2011
But per White’s norm, each is so clearly delineated and well-cast that the largesse never gets confusing or overwhelming as the stories intertwine and coil and slither around each other like a nest of snakes.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Marshals in hi-viz jockeyed to keep the drunkest fans out of delineated no-go zones.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
Some sections of the trail are still being completed and not well marked, so plan on some skilled route finding or pick a section that’s better delineated.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Anticipating frigidity, the organizers of the 2025 iteration (Donald Trump’s, reprise) moved the event indoors, to the Capitol Rotunda, whose limited capacity of six hundred people helpfully delineated who was in and who was on the outs.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
This is commonly known as chain-of-thought (CoT), see my detailed explanation at the link here, consisting of a series of delineated steps of the internal processing by the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Twenty things are happening at all times, and rather than your typical medical procedural with a carefully delineated A, B and C story for every episode, the patients pass through the series at different paces and with different levels of urgency.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Those are nearly always tests requiring a final numerical answer and not requiring delineated proofs associated with the answer.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In this case, at least, the danger is small enough and the potential payoff great enough that agencies like the FAA seem ready to allow such small UAVs to fly within carefully delineated spaces.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2011
But per White’s norm, each is so clearly delineated and well-cast that the largesse never gets confusing or overwhelming as the stories intertwine and coil and slither around each other like a nest of snakes.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Marshals in hi-viz jockeyed to keep the drunkest fans out of delineated no-go zones.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
Some sections of the trail are still being completed and not well marked, so plan on some skilled route finding or pick a section that’s better delineated.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Anticipating frigidity, the organizers of the 2025 iteration (Donald Trump’s, reprise) moved the event indoors, to the Capitol Rotunda, whose limited capacity of six hundred people helpfully delineated who was in and who was on the outs.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
This is commonly known as chain-of-thought (CoT), see my detailed explanation at the link here, consisting of a series of delineated steps of the internal processing by the AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Twenty things are happening at all times, and rather than your typical medical procedural with a carefully delineated A, B and C story for every episode, the patients pass through the series at different paces and with different levels of urgency.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delineated
Adjective
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Scott’s vivid storytelling shines here, painting a picture of love in its most intimate moments.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
4 Apr. 2025
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The author draws a vivid portrait of her family’s socially marginal milieu, but her rapist presents multiple challenges of perspective.—
Leslie Camhi,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025
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
Verb
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Mary described her role as largely self-directed.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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Making matters worse, nine in 10 Haitians go all day without eating in what has been described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Part of this surge is just practical, said Elizabeth Goodspeed, a graphic designer and writer.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The values were not defined for respondents but left to their own interpretation.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The parties and their counsel need to recognize that courts typically don’t understand commercial real estate finance and often don’t care about the nuances of how the parties allocated or defined certain risks.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The series depicted the lives of the staff toiling downstairs at 165 Eaton Place and the wealthy Bellamy family living above.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Arthur has been depicted as a legendary Briton king for several centuries, though his existence has been doubted by most historians.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Lage outlined the similarities of the two works in his closing.—
Andrew Dalton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Apart from the vague statement posted by the band which outlined their decision to part ways with Hinds, there has been no updates on why Hinds and Mastodon ‘mutually’ parted ways.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In First Steps, Galactus will be portrayed by actor Ralph Ineson (Nosferatu), wearing actual purple-and-blue armor; the costume workshop on set is full of various attempts at making his signature look work.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Schulz portrayed his Peanuts gang as small adults; Feiffer’s adults are all neurotic overgrown children.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Delineated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineated. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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