delineate

Example Sentences

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"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

Bezos has been more traditional, more delineated, like the crisp documents he famously wanted for discussions at Amazon’s meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

While the grades were delineated under the leadership of the city’s first elected African American council member in the 1960s, they continue to correlate with present-day social and environmental attributes of Seattle’s neighborhoods.

From Seattle Times

Her descent into insanity, never clearly delineated in the text, is even more sudden with the cuts taken.

From New York Times