outline
noun
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
is outlining
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present progressiveof outline (3rd person singular).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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Sanchez is outlining a legislative package focusing on what she describes as the “mandate on affordability, security and good education” that she said Latinos voted for in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
The administration is outlining a set of cybersecurity regulations that port operators must comply with across the country, not unlike standardized safety regulations that seek to prevent injury or damage to people and infrastructure.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
He is outlining his plans for a cross-border police force to combat smuggling gangs at a meeting with senior officials from Europol on Thursday.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023
The officials said the Department of Homeland Security is outlining what it would need to do to restart family detention by May 11.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
You see a man with a plate or vase on which he is outlining a landscape, and you marvel at the rapid, accurate touches with which he does the work.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane
