delineating

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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

Katie Smye, a researcher at the Bureau of Economic Geology, said there are areas of the Permian where injecting wastewater can be done safely and the industry must put more work into delineating these zones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

"Bible maps delineating the territories of the twelve tribes were powerful agents in the development and spread of these ideas," MacDonald says.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Captain dutifully accedes to the professor's wishes by delineating a binary persona, but as the speech goes on, it's clear that he's commanding the party through his charismatic rhetoric.

From Salon • May 12, 2024

I draw them, delineating the structures with different colored pencils, though I can never get the same luminous brillance.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood