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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Wealthy donors tend to move in packs, and some jaded liberals worry that the excitement could cause money to flow into projects that are not fully fleshed out.
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Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Prasad also sought to flesh out why the FDA settled on these age groups and risk factors for vaccine recommendations.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Pitch-perfect casting of yesteryear teen icons Molly Ringwald, Skeet Ulrich, the late Luke Perry as Riverdale parents help flesh out the most unhinged smash hit in recent memory.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
The footage wasn’t there to help flesh out a new story; the footage was telling its own story.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 May 2025
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Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Prasad also sought to flesh out why the FDA settled on these age groups and risk factors for vaccine recommendations.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Pitch-perfect casting of yesteryear teen icons Molly Ringwald, Skeet Ulrich, the late Luke Perry as Riverdale parents help flesh out the most unhinged smash hit in recent memory.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
The footage wasn’t there to help flesh out a new story; the footage was telling its own story.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 May 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 25 May. 2025.
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