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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Thorne uses flashbacks to fill in the details of Hailey’s life after a fungal pandemic took over and war broke out, and divides the film into chapters, essentially, and further fleshes out other characters, including an Indigenous family that lives with them.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
The committee hopes to flesh out that story as the museum continues to receive donations.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The film stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor as well as many other beloved actors helping flesh out the world, including Nathan Filion, Anthony Carrigan, and Isabela Merced.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
For the most part, the proposals offered cost estimates, but not how to pay for the projects − something that could be fleshed out in the near future if the city likes any of these concepts.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
The committee hopes to flesh out that story as the museum continues to receive donations.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The film stars David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor as well as many other beloved actors helping flesh out the world, including Nathan Filion, Anthony Carrigan, and Isabela Merced.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
For the most part, the proposals offered cost estimates, but not how to pay for the projects − something that could be fleshed out in the near future if the city likes any of these concepts.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Flesh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20out. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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