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The first word of every group of words paragraphed separately in an itemized list, as in an order for merchandise.

From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose

Well, it's been paragraphed in all the papers.

From The Ghost A Modern Fantasy by Bennett, Arnold

Nobody likes to be paragraphed; and for my part I should only be too happy to extinguish the Sun and every other newspaper were it only in my power.'

From The Infernal Marriage by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

The papers had not merely paragraphed Peter, and the peculiar position of the "district" in the convention, but they had begun now asking questions as to how the ward would behave.

From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Ford, Paul Leicester

Since the lead is in itself a separate part of the story it should always be paragraphed separately.

From Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing by Hyde, Grant Milnor