detailing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of detailing
First recorded in 1970–75; detail ( def. 13 ) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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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
Other than our contact information, we had to upload just two documents — one detailing our proposed tuition and fees, and the other with our refund policy.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
It also said that Amazon had the most energy-efficient data centers and will publish annual reports detailing its utility usage and efficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
That meant detailing every spy circuit they had tracked and how each kind of code had been broken.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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