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adjective

as in enlarged

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verb

past tense of elaborate
as in evolved
to gradually become clearer or more detailed as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated

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Recent Examples of elaborated
Verb
Both Kim and the company have not elaborated on how much was damaged. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Sheen elaborated on the status of their relationship in a Good Morning America interview with Michael Strahan in September 2025. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Neither Live Nation nor Richie's reps elaborated on the singer's condition. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Lee separately elaborated on the strategic rationale in a statement tied to the announcement. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 17 June 2026 On The View Tuesday, Vance elaborated on that mea culpa. — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026 Laura Taylor, an engagement ring specialist at Lorel Diamonds, elaborated on the stone’s value to People. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 June 2026 Iwema elaborated on Beals’ sense of humor. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 Perhaps because the photopolymer plate printing used to make it was already elaborated on in the best-selling 1993 novel The Club Dumas and its 1999 knockoff film adaptation, The Ninth Gate). — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elaborated
  1. enlarged
  2. evolved
  3. stretched
  4. unfolded
  5. exaggerated
  6. progressed
  7. magnified
  8. developed
Adjective
  • The Bercut Drive terminus will end in an enlarged cul-de-sac to service SacRT buses and large group vehicles visiting the Railyards.
    — Vince Basada July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • Not least when their players have generally had to spend even longer away than usual due to the enlarged tournament, and in often soaring temperatures too.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of enlarged
Verb
  • Nature evolved swarm intelligence in species like bees and fish.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As the race has evolved, so have the security measures required to put more than 1,600 runners onto the airfield of one of the nation’s busiest airports.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of evolved
Adjective
  • This feed-in jumbo braid updo on Teyonah Parris is achieved by adding a lot of pre-stretched braiding hair when creating the cornrows.
    — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 19 July 2026
  • But the case shapes alone tell you Samsung isn’t treating the Wide as a stretched version of the Ultra.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of stretched
Verb
  • As the child of documentary filmmakers, my youth unfolded inside UN compounds across several African countries.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Police released Friday new surveillance video of the mass shooting at an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, showing the clearest account yet of the horrific scene that unfolded last weekend.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfolded
Adjective
  • This pair gives you an even more exaggerated silhouette while looking elegant.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Absolutely is still Abby, but an exaggerated, almost caricature of Abby, rather than a separate thing.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Definition of exaggerated
Verb
  • Perhaps one of the Cold War’s boldest ideas never progressed beyond the experimental stage.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The board has met in closed session multiple times in recent months as the investigation into Hill has progressed, most recently meeting on July 22.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of progressed
Adjective
  • If that foreground star hosts a planet, the planet leaves ripples in the magnified light.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
  • Pending any video challenges in their season finale on Tuesday night versus Anaheim, the Wild will take a perfect review record into the playoffs, where every goal or potential no goal becomes more magnified.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of magnified
Verb
  • Over the following months, Harrison developed pneumonia and gut failure and also suffered a stroke.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Even before the war, the country had already developed a large legal profession, sophisticated corporate firms, and distinctive constitutional institutions, although European legal systems retained greater intellectual prestige.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of developed

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