expand on/upon
phrasal verb
expanded on/upon; expanding on/upon; expands on/upon
: to speak or write about (something) in a more complete or detailed way : elaborate on
She declined to expand on her earlier statement.
Please expand on that idea.
Researchers will expand upon their data in a new study.
Examples of expand on/upon in a Sentence
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Naturally, Billboard’s monthly Reggae/Dancehall Fresh Picks column will not cover every last track, but our Spotify playlist — which is linked below — will expand on the 10 highlighted songs.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Additional components can also be purchased separately to create your own package, or expand on one.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
As a result, three individual Østerskov journeys expand on an issue of a larger scale.
—Savina Petkova, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The Walker Roaders: A Celtic punk supergroup featuring Pogues accordionist James Fearnley, Flogging Molly guitarist Ted Hutt, and Dropkick Murphys multi-instrumentalist Marc Orrell, The Walker Roaders expand on the kinetic sound of their influential parent bands.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
These two proposals expand on actions taken in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which allowed Medicare for the first time to negotiate the price of 20 expensive drugs used by many Americans with diabetes, arthritis and heart disease.
—Bo Erickson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
The solution to this could be the development of a new venue, where artistic lines blur and creators expand upon their talents and skills.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Glover is now set to re-don his iconic cape to further expand on the Lando lore, writing a movie about everyone's favorite space-faring f-boy with his brother Stephen Glover.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2024
In addition to the gameplay trailer, Funcom also released a lengthier featurette about the process of adapting Dune and, specifically, how the new game will expand on the visual storytelling of Denis Villeneuve’s films.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024
Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Additional components can also be purchased separately to create your own package, or expand on one.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
As a result, three individual Østerskov journeys expand on an issue of a larger scale.
—Savina Petkova, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The Walker Roaders: A Celtic punk supergroup featuring Pogues accordionist James Fearnley, Flogging Molly guitarist Ted Hutt, and Dropkick Murphys multi-instrumentalist Marc Orrell, The Walker Roaders expand on the kinetic sound of their influential parent bands.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
These two proposals expand on actions taken in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which allowed Medicare for the first time to negotiate the price of 20 expensive drugs used by many Americans with diabetes, arthritis and heart disease.
—Bo Erickson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
The solution to this could be the development of a new venue, where artistic lines blur and creators expand upon their talents and skills.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Glover is now set to re-don his iconic cape to further expand on the Lando lore, writing a movie about everyone's favorite space-faring f-boy with his brother Stephen Glover.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2024
In addition to the gameplay trailer, Funcom also released a lengthier featurette about the process of adapting Dune and, specifically, how the new game will expand on the visual storytelling of Denis Villeneuve’s films.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Expand on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expand%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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