as in unfolds
to gradually become clearer or more detailed
as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated
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Recent Examples of elaborates
Fletcher elaborates on his sessions, which feature technology that established stars are used to.
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Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Though in some sense this is a cautionary tale, the way that first Homer describes their attachment, and then Tennyson elaborates on their doomed, blissful apathy, is seductive in its own right.
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Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Aquinas’ take The Christian moral tradition builds and elaborates on these Greek foundations.
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Tucker J. Gregor,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
Since there are fewer crossing points, the fabric is smoother, Gopinath elaborates.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2026
The Senate bill codifies these eligibility standards for applicants, but elaborates further on what the state will report to the federal government on non-citizens.
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Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
Dressed in jeans, a T-shirt and brown suede cowboy boots, Batson elaborates on his idea about genre.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Peterson intended to assign the passage in which Plato elaborates on a myth about the origin of erotic love, proposing that human beings were originally created as bodies joined together.
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Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Furnish elaborates on where things stand.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Nov. 2025
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Though in some sense this is a cautionary tale, the way that first Homer describes their attachment, and then Tennyson elaborates on their doomed, blissful apathy, is seductive in its own right.
—
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Aquinas’ take The Christian moral tradition builds and elaborates on these Greek foundations.
—
Tucker J. Gregor,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
Since there are fewer crossing points, the fabric is smoother, Gopinath elaborates.
—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2026
The Senate bill codifies these eligibility standards for applicants, but elaborates further on what the state will report to the federal government on non-citizens.
—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
Dressed in jeans, a T-shirt and brown suede cowboy boots, Batson elaborates on his idea about genre.
—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Peterson intended to assign the passage in which Plato elaborates on a myth about the origin of erotic love, proposing that human beings were originally created as bodies joined together.
—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Furnish elaborates on where things stand.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elaborates
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As the funeral unfolds, however, the village’s dark secrets slowly emerge.
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With valuations and expectations running high, there’s bound to be some volatility as the AI economy unfolds.
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In a separate Psychology Today piece, Julieta Zemla explores how scent can shift in meaning as a relationship evolves, drawing on research that links smell to stress regulation between partners.
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Over time, this structure evolves in today’s ESOPs.
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West Nile virus activity is expected to surge in the Sacramento area as the summer progresses, authorities said.
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As the disease progresses, muscles throughout the body can become rigid and go into painful spasms.
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As this increasingly audacious killer develops a devoted following among the city’s powerless, Bishop becomes convinced these murders connect back to SF’s most powerful man, his own father, Lincoln Graves (John Malkovich).
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency develops and updates maps that determine who's in a flood plain and must buy insurance, and to help communities plan.
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Creative confidence grows as the Moon in your 5th House of Creativity makes a supportive sextile to powerful Pluto in your 7th House of Partnership.
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The exchange’s main index recorded a 51% return in 2025 — among the largest in the world — and has kept up momentum this year as anticipation grows ahead of the listing.
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“Elaborates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaborates. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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