elaborated (on)

past tense of elaborate (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for elaborated (on)
Verb
  • People have often tried to predict the end of the world, and while rumors of its imminent demise have been exaggerated, the viral video by Mhlakela and mixed social media reaction to it show the intrigue that the belief retains.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Maduro insisted in his letter that Venezuela’s role in regional drug trafficking has been exaggerated and politically manipulated.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each bottle of ink and each toner cartridge has a page-yield rating, based on test pages developed by the International Organization for Standards (ISO).
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The nation’s early Tomahawk cruise missiles were developed at General Dynamics Convair division in San Diego during the 1970s and later tested far offshore.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Francesca Mesiano Mesiano colored the shape of her eyes with black eyeliner at the Blumarine spring 2025 show, filling in the whole of her eyelid and extending up toward the ends of her eyebrows at the outer corners.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Floyd-Pruitt's passion for performance and creating colored his entire life, including time working in marketing, and then his career in the art industry and community outreach work.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two years later, President Biden expanded the protections so more Venezuelans who had arrived in recent years could benefit.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • What started as a walking tour of the historic Chickasaw neighborhood in 2012, during his years as president of the local neighborhood association, has since expanded to cover the other nine neighborhoods, after Taylor was awarded a fellowship through the Filson Historical Society in 2023.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Manny Machado padded the lead with a two-run homer in the fifth inning.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The adjustable straps are lightly padded, and the entire device only weighs 11 pounds with an empty bag.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Elaborated (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaborated%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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