- present participle of outline.
outlining
Example Sentences
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He appeared on Crooked Media and NPR and sat for Q&As with Ross Douthat, outlining his worldview for skeptical but receptive hosts.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
At which point, the state had to submit a spending plan outlining how the funds were to be distributed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The one guy who may know, James’s longtime agent Rich Paul, is on his podcast playing LeBron CSI with a whiteboard, outlining suspected destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A CPF is a mutually agreed plan between the bank and a client country outlining development priorities for a multi-year period.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
As soon as the coast was clear, he sent their report, outlining all they’d learned: Mr. Curtain called the thing to come the Improvement, it was coming very soon, and Messengers wouldn’t be needed.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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