delineate

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Once production began in Louisiana in the spring of 2024, Jordan relied on Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter to delineate the twins from the outside in.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

You can delineate these bequests in a will or in a trust, but either way, the designated administrator becomes responsible for distributing the items and can be held accountable if things go missing.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

The five charts below delineate risks to the labor market, but also illustrate her positive point.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

"Culturally and socially they are completely intertwined. It would be impossible to delineate where one kinship network begins and ends," Lowy Institute Pacific Islands project director Mihai Sora told the BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

He went on to delineate and, he hoped, prove his point.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman