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 market’s organizers have outlined a handful of scenarios that would signal the collapse of an AI bubble.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
However prosecutors have outlined other evidence they want to use to make their case at trial.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Granf'er entertained me in the manner I have outlined; a mixture of opinion, native philosophy, and local news, with occasional caustic interruptions from Granny's two-edged tongue.
From A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Edwin Carlile Litsey
