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as in sketch
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes
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as in description
a vivid representation in words of someone or something a finely wrought delineation of a young couple's first experience with love and loss
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Recent Examples of delineation But making that delineation in practice has proved complicated and contested. —
Sam Gringlas, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026 My administration will ensure that all departmental policies reflect this delineation by emphasizing the highest standards of professionalism in all interactions and by rigorously respecting principles of due process and human rights. —Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026 Alper strategically avoids creating a clean delineation between dream worlds and reality. —Catherine Bray, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026 But in the end, where is the delineation between the work that needs to be done by people and what can be done by AI? —Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for delineation
Sam Gringlas, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026 My administration will ensure that all departmental policies reflect this delineation by emphasizing the highest standards of professionalism in all interactions and by rigorously respecting principles of due process and human rights. —Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026 Alper strategically avoids creating a clean delineation between dream worlds and reality. —Catherine Bray, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026 But in the end, where is the delineation between the work that needs to be done by people and what can be done by AI? —Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for delineation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delineation
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Her previous work includes being a cast member on Stapleview, the first live sketch show on TikTok, and co-starring in Zia Anger’s My First Film.— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
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More recently, Higher Ground has been setting up projects outside of Netflix, including the HBO sketch comedy series Life Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, from creator Larry David and Jeff Schaffer, which premieres in June.— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
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In some cases the description is accurate, but the reality is complicated.— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Providing the exact location of a potential burglary, suspect description and vehicle description (including the make/model/color of the car) will help officers respond quickly before the confrontation escalates to prevent future crime.— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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The effort faces an uphill battle, as Florida’s Constitution bars the drawing of districts with the intent to favor or disfavor a party.— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
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Tickets can be bought for $1 on the day of the drawing.— Don Sweeney April 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Cohen has also been working on a documentary about Leaf, as well as a tender short film called Robert and June (and all the time in the world), a dual portrait of Leaf and her husband, the photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank.— Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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His portrait was hung up on the city’s honor board.— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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Three episodes into its third season, Euphoria delivers a Cassie crashout more theatrical than the time her sister Lexi wrote an extremely unflattering depiction of Cassie into the school play.— Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
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But those sequences had to be removed after producers discovered a clause in the settlement with the young accuser that barred the depiction or mention of him in film or television.— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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The third act included a portrayal of an accuser whose past settlement with the performer’s estate stipulated that he would never be dramatized, leading the film to be retooled.— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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Michael’s deal with Pepsi is part of that, and the film’s portrayal of the horrifying accident that befell him during the filming of a Pepsi commercial — a spark set his hair, and scalp, on fire — makes the trauma feel like an outgrowth of Joe’s karma.— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Millwall was blindsided by the educational pamphlet that featured the southeast London club’s badge edited onto an illustration of a Ku Klux Klan robe.— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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But quantum mechanically, position and momentum can’t be simultaneously defined for any quantum of matter or energy; that’s one clear illustration of an inherent contradiction between these two frameworks for viewing the Universe.— Big Think, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
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But in this day and age of college football, with name, image and likeness deals keeping kids in college and depleting draft classes … are there really any reaches outside of the first 20 picks?— Vic Tafur, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Between Hubble's first image of the Trifid taken in 1997 and this new image, astronomers have been able to measure the speed of the jet and see how its size and structure have changed during the intervening 29 years.— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Delineation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/delineation. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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