flesh out
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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Over the past year, two biographers have attempted to flesh out the men behind the symbols.
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Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
The band has figured out how to flesh out one another’s songs while giving the songwriter who first came up with the idea complete creative control over the composition.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
The proposal has a lot of moving parts, and not all provisions are fleshed out, which would require the Legislature to adopt an implementing bill next session.
—Jeff Kottkamp, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
Since not all companies think this way, entrepreneur Jordan Buich dedicates much of his time to fleshing out the infrastructure that determines how companies become understood, trusted, and valued by the market.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 May 2026
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Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
The band has figured out how to flesh out one another’s songs while giving the songwriter who first came up with the idea complete creative control over the composition.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
The proposal has a lot of moving parts, and not all provisions are fleshed out, which would require the Legislature to adopt an implementing bill next session.
—Jeff Kottkamp, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
Since not all companies think this way, entrepreneur Jordan Buich dedicates much of his time to fleshing out the infrastructure that determines how companies become understood, trusted, and valued by the market.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 May 2026
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“Flesh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20out. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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