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as in thorough
including many small descriptive features
a detailed report on all the activities that their Scout troop had been involved in over the past year
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as in intricate
made or done with great care or with much detail
a detailed miniature of the royal palace
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as in nominated
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the new assistant was detailed to accompany the boss on the business trip
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as in listed
to specify one after another
detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea
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Recent Examples of detailed
Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Additional services like plagiarism reports and detailed outlines are available.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Ralph Russo also detailed reasons to be excited for every game.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
That's the conclusion of a new modeling study that produces results that are broadly consistent with earlier work, although quite a bit more detailed.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Additional services like plagiarism reports and detailed outlines are available.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Messi posted a message on Instagram that detailed his emotions about the day.
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Ralph Russo also detailed reasons to be excited for every game.
—Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detailed
Adjective
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Image Some senior Israeli officials have argued that there will never be a better moment to take out the major nuclear facilities, though American military officials believe that the Israelis would almost certainly require American equipment and support to do a thorough job.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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From a legal perspective, law firms conduct thorough investigations and represent victims in their quest for compensation.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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His intricate, mesmerizing, metal, light, and shadow sculptures in MICAS’ barrel vaults prove particularly sublime.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The design, which took more than 300 hours to make, included a corset bodice with intricate sparkling details that dripped down to the rest of the silk skirt.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Mayor Rudy Giuliani appointed Gregory Carro as a judge in 1998 on a salary of over $103,000 a year.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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The thriller features De Niro as George Mullen, a former president who, in the wake of a devastating cyber attack, is appointed by the current president (Angela Bassett) to lead a commission tasked with finding who’s behind the attack.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
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Culkin is also nominated for a Golden Globe.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Joan Allen will play Mullen’s wife, Sheila, who’s been nominated to be a federal judge; Connie Britton will play Valerie Whitesell, Mullen’s former chief of staff; and Matthew Modine will play Richard Dreyer, the current speaker of the house.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
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The index aims to reflect the opportunity set of China share classes listed in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and outside of China.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Here’s a look at 10 of the most interesting productions opening between now and the end of March, listed in alphabetical order.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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The unprecedented assault cuts off all communication systems and digital devices for a full minute, causing chaos, a significant loss of life, and the ominous threat of another impending strike.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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From ethereal minimalism to full on fairytale glamour, the evening’s bridal-worthy looks served as a fitting finale to one of the most eventful Oscars campaigns in recent memory.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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The actress wore a futuristic, shiny, navy blue gown with an elaborate boxy neck and accentuated the look with silver jewelry.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Of course, there were plenty of elaborate brooches, extending last year’s men’s lapel pin trend in new, creative ways.—
Shannon Adducci,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
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American was responding to comments on X as numerous users posted there, as well as on Bluesky and Facebook.—
Abhijith Ganapavaram and Utkarsh Shetti,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024
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The operation in San Bartolo in Lima resulted in the arrest of three suspects, according to a video posted online by the Peruvian National Police.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Detailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detailed. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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