detailing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of detailing
First recorded in 1970–75; detail ( def. 13 ) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The coffee shop had a pink sign detailing their evening specials of cinnamon rolls and frothy coffee drinks.
From Literature
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My mom had even made flash cards for me detailing things like the name of Booth’s coconspirators, the ins and outs of the theater, the events leading up to the history-altering murder.
From Literature
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Companies posted the disclosure on a window sticker detailing the various charges a consumer would pay purchasing a car.
The junta frequently grants prison amnesties on public holidays, and Monday's raft of notices also announced the release of more than 2,800 other prisoners and 10 jailed foreign nationals -- without detailing their offences.
From Barron's
When I worked at Bell Labs, it distributed organization charts weekly detailing the stacked hierarchy of supervisors, department heads, division heads and directors reporting up to a vice president.
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