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delineate

verb as in describe; outline

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The Israeli military said suspects crossed a so-called yellow line which delineates where Israeli troops can be stationed inside Gaza, breaching the cease-fire deal.

Perhaps it’s because there hasn’t been such a brazenly political superhero film since “The Dark Knight” brilliantly delineated and predicted how our anxieties about international terror were dividing the country faster than we could imagine.

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In a lengthy preamble, the order delineated that early history through the shuttering of veterans’ housing in the 1970s to improper leases of veterans’ land that led to the two lawsuits.

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Lisicky, noted for his prose in both novels and memoirs, beautifully delineates how artists of different kinds influence each other by tracing his discovery of and passion for singer-songwriter Mitchell’s work.

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Anyone that investigates this will find that the risks and benefits are already delineated.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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