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as in posting
to assign to a place or position
once again he was detailed to guard duty
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as in nominating
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the new assistant was detailed to accompany the boss on the business trip
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as in listing
to specify one after another
detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea
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Recent Examples of detailing
In this regard, the German automotive company filed a patent with the US Patent and Trademark Office in September, detailing its plan to develop a six-stroke engine design.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
The team of reporters and visual journalists worked through plenty of logistical hurdles to bring close-to-live updates to readers each day, detailing everything from the heartwrenching witness testimony to details about Allen’s prison confessions.
—Chris White, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
After the shooting, reports came out detailing lawsuits both UnitedHealthcare and Humana are facing over their use of algorithms to systematically deny patients’ claims.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
The footage features a woman detailing her approach to snagging prime seats on Wizz Air, a Hungarian low-cost airline.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
The team of reporters and visual journalists worked through plenty of logistical hurdles to bring close-to-live updates to readers each day, detailing everything from the heartwrenching witness testimony to details about Allen’s prison confessions.
—Chris White, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
After the shooting, reports came out detailing lawsuits both UnitedHealthcare and Humana are facing over their use of algorithms to systematically deny patients’ claims.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
The footage features a woman detailing her approach to snagging prime seats on Wizz Air, a Hungarian low-cost airline.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Mangione's supporters have flocked to social media, posting videos admiring the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate for the crime he has been accused of and even his looks.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Just a few days after posting the video, Jones’ tattoo has gotten over 1 million views on Instagram.Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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The rule proposes listing the migrant butterfly as a threatened species.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
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Post-pandemic, the market favored buyers who could easily give cash offers or offers well over the asking price in the immediate days after listing.Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
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Once in the governor's office, the future president quickly changed the complexion of the state workforce, placing Blacks in 40 percent of influential positions, including boosting their number on Georgia boards from three to 53 and appointing the first Black state patrolman.David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Consider appointing technology liaisons within each department who can bridge the gap between technical requirements and business objectives.Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Beyond Saturday Night trailer, released Tuesday, features SNL alums Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more recalling their favorite sketches and reciting SNL’s famous, cold open outro.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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In the tape, filmed by our babysitter, June sits in a chair against a brick wall, reciting her lines and picking at her knee, pensively.Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Nordstroms have been able to improve Rack by placing a greater focus on better brands at the off-pricer, including some of the better-selling labels that can found at the Nordstrom full-price department stores.David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
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If any athletes who finished on the podium had already received an invitation to X Games Aspen, the automatic berth went to the next-highest-placing rider(s) or skier(s).Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kick-starting an effective partnership starts with outlining core goals and key performance indicators (KPIs).Michael Nicosia, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Multilateral organizations may also need clear protocols outlining who can access confidential materials, under what circumstances, and for how long.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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At least Lizzie has things well in hand, assigning wedding tasks to the townsfolk in a calm, efficient, and altogether impressive manner.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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The order is entered into the system by assigning it a tracking number.David Barberá Costarrosa, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Also, my third cousin twice removed posted on Facebook that a friend on Twitter read a post on Instagram that someone dressed like Bill Gates was airlifting Twinkies, attaching tiny little lights and dropping them by drone over Newark.Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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The sample taken from the patient in Louisiana showed mutations in the gene responsible with attaching to a host's cells, the CDC said Thursday.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Detailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detailing. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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