OUTLINED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

outlined

verb

past tense of outline

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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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 In his annual threat update at MI5 headquarters in London, Sir Ken McCallum outlined the growing challenges facing the country, from hostile foreign governments and terrorism to the potential misuse of AI. — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Last month, Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok even outlined a possible bank run scenario caused by AI. — Hugh Son,laya Neelakandan,leslie Picker,ritika Shah, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 As outlined in Emperor of Nothing, the bizarre chance encounter occurred June 12, 1994 at the posh Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, which David joined following the success of Seinfeld. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026 Mann outlined the concept for the new show, which is coming out in the next couple of months. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The neurologist outlined the following five strategies for recognizing these patterns, calming the nervous system and developing healthier responses to stress. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The fintech firm also outlined plans for a secondary listing on the Nigeria Stock Exchange after the NYSE debut to give local investors an opportunity to buy into a business that drives nearly nine-tenths of its revenue from Nigeria. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Each find is outlined, mapped, and photographed, and restoration specialists consolidate the fragile crust. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 But when the 17-year-old Russian returns what seems like moments later with a solution to significantly advance the theories outlined in the paper, the professor finds himself with a new research partner. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

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The couple also founded and operate FibreTrace, a verification platform that uses a patented luminescent pigment embedded in raw fibers, which is then traced, verified and audited in real time through every step of the textile supply chain.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Researchers traced the picture to another Facebook user who happened to have the same name.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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The note summarized a cybercrime campaign in which three open-source AI agents allegedly worked together to breach at least 27 organizations and take more than 600,000 credit card records from two of them.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Each story gets summarized into a sentence or two accompanied by a link to the source for those seeking more information.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of summarized

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The Packers have appeared to find some consistency on the defensive side, and their passing attack is defined enough to attack this Cowboys secondary.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
And the fact that its end coincides with an onslaught of other work is not lost on Brammall, whose career, with a few exceptions, has been largely defined by his work in the Southern Hemisphere.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of defined

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Before entering politics, Correa published papers denouncing dollarization and sketched a plan to unwind it.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
During his decade at the house, Vaccarello’s conduct both reflected and amplified some of the patterns first sketched by the house’s great founding designer.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

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