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Recent Examples of elaborated
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2026
Earlier this year, Ferreira elaborated on her decision to leave the show, on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
The lawsuit does not provide detailed medical descriptions of her injuries, and her attorney has not publicly elaborated on her condition.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Meeks elaborated, arguing that solidarity requires difficult, honest, and sustained trust-building.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Chernov elaborated on his upcoming projects.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026
Serna elaborated that there’s more to it than just an appearance; there’s an entire backstory to what the characters are doing.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 May 2026
Taking a neutral tone, Daunt elaborated.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Pirro elaborated further in a news conference on Friday.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
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
Earlier this year, Ferreira elaborated on her decision to leave the show, on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
The lawsuit does not provide detailed medical descriptions of her injuries, and her attorney has not publicly elaborated on her condition.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Meeks elaborated, arguing that solidarity requires difficult, honest, and sustained trust-building.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Chernov elaborated on his upcoming projects.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026
Serna elaborated that there’s more to it than just an appearance; there’s an entire backstory to what the characters are doing.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 May 2026
Taking a neutral tone, Daunt elaborated.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Pirro elaborated further in a news conference on Friday.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elaborated
Adjective
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Everyone wears white, and an enlarged portrait of Paul sits on an easel overlooking the quad.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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But during a routine 6-month-old pediatric appointment, an enlarged liver prompted additional testing that ultimately changed the course of their lives.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The rich sensory innervation has led to its classification, in some people, as an erogenous zone; zoologist Desmond Morris famously speculated in The Naked Ape (1967) that earlobes evolved precisely as an additional zone of sensitivity to facilitate pair bonding in humans.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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In the 17th century, the French established fur-trade posts in the region, including one that evolved into the town of La Pointe.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Wiley often wears her hair in a stretched state, combing through her gray coils with a blow dryer before doing a braid-out.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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Once activated, the Fe-SMA bars aim to shrink back to their pre-stretched shape.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In a video call announcing the event early Tuesday, White explained how the conversation unfolded.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The incident had unfolded relatively close to his city.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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National and international media outlets immediately seized on the moment with exaggerated reports about the shooting’s proximity to the event.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Willmett and Harris are clearly uninterested in euphemisms, so there’s an exaggerated naivety to their lyrics.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Nobody thought anything of it immediately, but Erbert progressed from a severe headache to collapsing backstage.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The Oranje has a lot of talent in both attack and defense and has recently progressed deep into the knockout rounds in both the Euros (semifinalists in 2024) and World Cup (quarterfinalists in 2022).—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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Maybe in some ways, kind of magnified.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His capacity has developed across multiple areas, such as artistry, fatherhood, and partnership.—
Meagan Jordan,
VIBE.com,
8 June 2026
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The China Daily report notes that SAIC Motor’s MG brand has equipped its MG4 and MG4X electric vehicles with hybrid solid-liquid batteries developed in partnership with battery manufacturer Qingtao Energy.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Elaborated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaborated. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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