flesh out
phrasal verb
fleshed out; fleshing out; fleshes out
: to provide more information about (something) : to make (something) more complete by adding details
You need to flesh out your plan with more details.
She fleshes out the characters in her novels very well.
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Trailer bills often contain language that has little or nothing to do with the budget and are often fleshed out just hours before enactment.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The new batch will join nearly 8,300 other operational Starlink satellites up there, continuing to flesh out the biggest spacecraft network ever assembled.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Save for slightly fleshing out some of these roles, Ozon’s script is loyal to the point of lifting most lines of dialogue verbatim.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Growing up with her dad — songwriter and producer Kim Bullard who played with Crosby, Stills, & Nash, and Simon & Garfunkel — as well as elders who were all musicians, Rose learned how to flesh out her poetry into songs.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
The new batch will join nearly 8,300 other operational Starlink satellites up there, continuing to flesh out the biggest spacecraft network ever assembled.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Save for slightly fleshing out some of these roles, Ozon’s script is loyal to the point of lifting most lines of dialogue verbatim.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Growing up with her dad — songwriter and producer Kim Bullard who played with Crosby, Stills, & Nash, and Simon & Garfunkel — as well as elders who were all musicians, Rose learned how to flesh out her poetry into songs.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flesh out
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“Flesh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20out. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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