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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Officials have started a formal process to spell out exactly how Google must give competing AI assistants and services the same kind of technical access to Android features that Google uses for its own Gemini products.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
The after-action report was meant to spell out mistakes, which included not fully pre-deploying engines to the Palisades amid forecasts of dangerously high winds, and to suggest measures to avoid repeating them.
—Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Even before Tuesday, the NTSB had already spelled out many key factors that contributed to the crash.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
In a letter to Natalie Phelps Finnie, director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, dated April 10, 2025, James Frye, vice president of governmental relations for Suntex Marinas, spelled out that the company was seeking to mutually end its state lease at North Point in Winthrop Harbor.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
The after-action report was meant to spell out mistakes, which included not fully pre-deploying engines to the Palisades amid forecasts of dangerously high winds, and to suggest measures to avoid repeating them.
—Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Even before Tuesday, the NTSB had already spelled out many key factors that contributed to the crash.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
In a letter to Natalie Phelps Finnie, director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, dated April 10, 2025, James Frye, vice president of governmental relations for Suntex Marinas, spelled out that the company was seeking to mutually end its state lease at North Point in Winthrop Harbor.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Spell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spell%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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