charted

verb

past tense of chart
1
as in described
to give an oral or written account of in some detail the book charts the years between the two World Wars

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2
as in planned
to work out the details of (something) in advance charted the entire campaign for governor before she even agreed to run

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Recent Examples of charted But the only place the song (barely) charted was in Sweden. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 June 2026 In practice, many communities charted a path somewhere in between. — Diane Goldstein, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 Tagovailoa, who signed with the Falcons this spring after six years with the Dolphins, has charted more reps than Penix this summer. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 15 June 2026 Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale sequel The Testaments charted for the first time in the week of its finale with 377 million minutes. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 The Council on Foreign Relations charted the build-up of frustrations over Senegal’s debt crisis that drove a wedge between Faye and Sonko. — Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 2 June 2026 That film also charted Zuckerberg's betrayal of his friend and partner, Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield), on his way to becoming the world’s youngest billionaire. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 Taking the helm as bureau chief in 1980, Briscoe charted the waning years of Ferdinand Marcos’ authoritarian regime and the turmoil unleashed by the assassination of opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. — ABC News, 10 June 2026 The trio of victories from Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez, and Brad Lander solidified the socialist mayor as the Empire State’s power broker and charted a new course for the Democratic Party in New York City’s congressional delegation. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charted
  1. described
  2. planned
  3. chronicled
  4. designed
  5. told
  6. prepared
  7. recounted
  8. plotted
Verb
  • One person, described only as a male, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to fire officials.
    — Jasmine Mendez Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Investigators previously described the suspect as a man, but during a news conference on Friday, prosecutors said Berezovsk was allegedly dressed as a man during the package bomb attack.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of described
Verb
  • Nunez said investigators planned to interview an employee who was working at the business when the blaze began.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • Following the exercise, the Royal Navy capability team and the Air and Space Warfare Centre began analyzing the results, with additional testing potentially planned aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Definition of planned
Verb
  • American writer Gardner Soule chronicled the decade’s thrilling race to inhabit the sea in a series of 1960s features for Popular Science.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Several hundred reporters showed up at Argentina’s training session on Thursday at Inter Miami’s Fort Lauderdale training facility and chronicled Messi’s every move.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of chronicled
Verb
  • Events designed to support female founders are routinely underfunded relative to the ambitions behind them.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Two marquee buildings, including the high-rise, were designed by Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, best known as the lead designer of the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of designed
Verb
  • The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • After the assemblies, longtime Colorado Democratic strategist Mike Dino told CBS Colorado that DeGette's name recognition and congressional seniority were significant advantages in the race, but that her poor showing caught him off guard.
    — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of told
Verb
  • Attorneys and the judge prepared the jury charge, which contains the instructions for the panel’s deliberations, and the lawyers made their closing arguments on Monday afternoon.
    — Star-Telegram staff. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
  • The Miami Herald has learned that at least one Caribbean country is reportedly prepared to support Persad-Bissessar’s request.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • Shawna and several of her family members participated in the episode and recounted their memories of David and the situation leading up to his murder.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Oswaks recounted moments from the event in his interview with the outlet, noting how the pro-Palestinian protesters vastly outnumbered them that day.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of recounted
Verb
  • So Japanese engineers and scientists plotted out an operations plan that would extend over the next decade and visit two more asteroids.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
  • That will really set the tone for that day, which is just being plotted out now, to really engage in a conversation that will be open to industry pass holders, press, and public to talk about the future of independent film.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of plotted

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