spell out
verb
spelled out; spelling out; spells out
1
: to make plain
spelled out the orders in detail
2
: to write or print in letters and in full
numbers are to be spelled out
Examples of spell out in a Sentence
the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man
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Per usual with movies like this, spelling out the terror (the roots are in hobo codes and religious legend) becomes, regrettably, a shock absorber, not a facilitator.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Last week, the SPL released the next four-year stage of PACE (Player Acquisition Centre of Excellence), which was launched in summer 2023 and spells out the budgets of all 18 teams.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Visitors would enter past letters spelling out N-A-T-E-L-A-N-D and pass through a six-story indoor mall spilling onto pathways leading to the other three lands.
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Each student in the Exceptional Children program has their needs spelled out in an individualized education program, or IEP.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Last week, the SPL released the next four-year stage of PACE (Player Acquisition Centre of Excellence), which was launched in summer 2023 and spells out the budgets of all 18 teams.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Visitors would enter past letters spelling out N-A-T-E-L-A-N-D and pass through a six-story indoor mall spilling onto pathways leading to the other three lands.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Each student in the Exceptional Children program has their needs spelled out in an individualized education program, or IEP.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
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“Spell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spell%20out. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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