detailing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of detailing
First recorded in 1970–75; detail ( def. 13 ) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Each year, the Bureau of Reclamation is required to release a plan detailing how it will keep water downstream of Shasta Dam cold enough to protect salmon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The research detailing the discovery and DNA findings was published in the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Journal.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
“My patients are not suffering from depression; they’re suffering from oppression,” Kidia writes in the book, detailing how many people’s conditions are dependent on external circumstances, including financial instability.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
One major exception is a transmission chain that he and co-researchers documented in a 2020 study in the New England Journal of Medicine, detailing an outbreak in Argentina between 2018 and 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
The coffee shop had a pink sign detailing their evening specials of cinnamon rolls and frothy coffee drinks.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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