DETAILING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

detailing

verb

Definition of detailing

present participle of detail

as in posting

to assign to a place or position once again he was detailed to guard duty

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Relevance

as in nominating

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty the new assistant was detailed to accompany the boss on the business trip

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as in listing

to specify one after another detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea

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generalizing

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Recent Examples of detailing Documents detailing meetings in April and August between the government, the WHO and other health partners, reviewed by Reuters and not previously reported, show how efforts to act fast may have led to shortcomings. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 The Eagles did, however, release a statement detailing how the blood clot was discovered. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Bolsonaro has denied climate change while portraying himself as an environmental defender, without detailing plans to protect the Amazon or support forest financing. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Many of the materials detailing and documenting the incident haven’t been released publicly by the Sheriff’s Department. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Convicted by a New York City jury of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July 2025 at the end of lurid and violence-detailing trial, Combs was sentenced in September 2025 to a 50-month stint with time served. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 The songs on Purdy also have the tone of journal entries, detailing haggard trips to the grocery store, daydreams about his young daughters’ glamorous adult lives, and observations about the banality of oppression. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026 Scientists then conducted intensive surveys detailing medical history, heart issues, training and weight-lifting regimens, AAS type and dose and drug use over time. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 Andriy Lyubka focuses on detailing the everyday life in Ukraine and the volunteering movement, essential to the Ukrainian resistance. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Mahomes himself has been better, posting his highest yards per attempt average and passer rating since 2022.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Then people began posting photos of sniper towers and even snipers at other NFL stadiums, from Buffalo to Indianapolis, and college stadiums, too.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of posting

Verb

Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
And in the event that Chris Hansen is indeed the role that finally lands the actor a nomination, in a very literal sense, the Academy will also be nominating him for The Odyssey.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of nominating

Verb

Corporate records show a Cambodian firm by that name, listing both Chen Zhi and Chen Sokly as chairmen.

— Isabel Vincent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The Supreme Court application remained pending Friday, with the docket listing the family’s reply but no ruling.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of listing

Verb

Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko’s request, appointing him temporary guardian of his daughter’s estate and authorizing him to file a probate petition on her behalf.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
The governor fills court vacancies by appointing Supreme Court justices, Court of Appeals judges, and district court and county court judges.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of appointing

Verb

Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski spoke at his end-of-season press conference Thursday morning, just one day after naming Don Mattingly the full-time manager.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
In October, a month after naming former hardware lead John Ternus as its new CEO, the company will debut its first foldable iPhone—using technology for which Ternus was named on the original patent filed some 15 years ago.

— TIME Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of naming

Verb

Equipping your agent with this context can set it apart from generic FAQ-reciting chatbots and unlock extraordinary mobile experiences, including helpful, proactive communications.

— Amanda McGuckin Hager, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Judging from the first episode, the show is less about reciting peak positions and more focused on the stories surrounding those numbers.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of reciting

Verb

The presentation Monday night before the Plano city council revealed that widening some existing roads, adding new turn lanes to others and placing no parking signs in neighborhoods should address concerns about traffic among nearby homeowners.

— J.D. Miles, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
By placing a fashion executive from PVH next to a global marketing executive from Coca-Cola and an independent visual artist, the house constructs a network of perspectives capable of sorting through complex challenges.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of placing

Verb

The Danish Dogma25 projects are financed in a collaboration between Zentropa, DR, and Nordisk Film Distribution, with the addition of Netflix in the Nordics, constituting the core financing necessary to realize all five projects.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
In the new report to Congress, the figure for munitions was by far the largest, constituting well over half of all costs.

— Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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