- present participle of detail.
detailing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of detailing
First recorded in 1970–75; detail ( def. 13 ) + -ing 1
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Many of the materials detailing and documenting the incident haven’t been released publicly by the Sheriff’s Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The message from 1809 -- detailing French and allied troops' positions in two dozen lines of symbols, numbers and letters -- had lain ignored in an online academic archive.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Over the course of last week, her team provided frequent updates on Pike's condition - detailing how she had regained her ability to walk and talk before ultimately being discharged from hospital care.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Bryan quickly deleted the screenshots, but LaPaglia responded with several posts of her own, including what she claimed was a message from Bryan’s manager detailing potential terms of an NDA.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Records of a volcano’s history are a bare minimum Rocky Crandell and Don Mullineaux had done an excellent job detailing how Mount St. Helens behaved in previous eruptions.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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