outline
noun
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
are outlining
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present progressiveof outline.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Morgan Stanley also accepted that the moves they are outlining are not particularly large.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Companies are outlining their 2026 plans—and hiring isn’t one of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
“They have been sort of laying this foundation at the beginning of these relatively more reliable witnesses who are outlining this scheme,” Krissoff said.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
“The actions we are outlining today position us on a path to reclaim our sense of safety that was so violently taken away from our community,” President Teresa Woodruff said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
I don't know of any movement that will more quickly cause the planting of more trees than the one we are outlining at the present time in undertaking to cover the highways of this country.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twelfth Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 6 and 7, 1921 by Northern Nut Growers Association
