outline
noun
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
have outlined
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present perfectof outline.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The companies have outlined different views on what they will allow their AI to do and how they will monitor and control it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
According to the Wall Street Journal, intermediary countries including Qatar have outlined proposals to revive the ceasefire.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Those fears have increased during the earnings season as big-name firms unveiled eye-watering levels of planned spending for the sector: between them Amazon and Google parent Alphabet have outlined around $385 billion in possible outlays.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Most of Europe’s biggest pharma companies have outlined multibillion-dollar investment plans to expand their U.S. footprints, and shares in some of them rose after Trump’s tariff announcement last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
"You mean to insist that we shall do such service as you have outlined?"
From The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys by John De Morgan
