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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That gives the creative team ample freedom to flesh out their vision of Derry, all while paying tribute to the breadth of King's vast oeuvre, which, by virtue of the author's penchant for cross-pollination, lends itself to Easter eggs.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
That's an arena of future research and discovery, along with fleshing out the varied biologies and behaviors of this growing group of tyrannosaurs.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
The new leader has pledged stronger climate and biodiversity goals than his predecessor, but has yet to flesh out his policies.
—Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
In a scene fleshed out from what Springsteen describes in his memoir, Born to Run, the film shows Bruce’s father, Douglas, hitting his son.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
That's an arena of future research and discovery, along with fleshing out the varied biologies and behaviors of this growing group of tyrannosaurs.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
The new leader has pledged stronger climate and biodiversity goals than his predecessor, but has yet to flesh out his policies.
—Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
In a scene fleshed out from what Springsteen describes in his memoir, Born to Run, the film shows Bruce’s father, Douglas, hitting his son.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Flesh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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