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delineate

[dih-lin-ee-eyt] / dɪˈlɪn iˌeɪt /


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Parenting is such a remarkably simple way to delineate the difference between concept and exercise.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

Among other provisions, the bill would delineate when crypto markets are subject to securities regulation, likely placing most of the industry under the purview of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

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

"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

The definition neglects to mention the maps, the ones that delineate the return trip to normal or the site of the sunken treasure.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

On Wednesday, Anthropic announced a new “services track” for the partner network, describing it as a “tiered structure” that delineates how much effort a partner has put toward its Anthropic business.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

But the bill also delineates a number of “excepted purchases” that enable investors to continue buying homes without penalty.

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

Since marriage is a milestone that often delineates youth from adulthood, a logical question is how this delay affects retirement saving.

From MarketWatch Jan. 23, 2026

This meticulous approach enabled the researchers to construct a new and improved bird family tree that delineates complex branching events with remarkable precision and detail, even in cases of historical uncertainty.

From Science Daily Apr. 1, 2024

But it also delineates a limit, a warning, an outer boundary of sobriety.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Pentagon chief said the move was also aimed at ensuring US "access, basing and overflight are clearly delineated and assured" after some European imposed restrictions on US forces during the Iran war.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

OpenAI has promised that its ads will never influence how ChatGPT answers questions and will always remain clearly delineated from other content.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

The wildfire–urban fire distinction matters because it determines both who is vulnerable to such disasters—a much broader section of neighborhoods than is delineated by fire-risk maps—and how to address the problem.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2025

The role anchors a show that is more a collection of scenarios than a clearly delineated story.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2024

Everyone in the crew had a specific job with carefully delineated responsibilities.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

He and the large L.A.-based produce company have dueling legal complaints over a contract delineating how the fruit was to be marketed and sold.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

The care the Framers took in delineating this irreversible presidential power—requiring the president’s personal involvement, and limiting it to certain federal criminal matters—is telling.

From Slate May 26, 2026

It’s a simple visual strategy for delineating the different strands of the sprawling plot, and it works beautifully.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

The related documents have provided the biggest tranche of information about the case thus far, delineating key details in the ongoing investigation, which has been shrouded in secrecy.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

The prints, not noticeable to the naked eye, registered on film; indeed, the delineating glare of a flashbulb had revealed their presence with superb exactness.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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