Thesaurus results for ELABORATES

elaborates

verb

present tense third-person singular of elaborate

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. — 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

Verb

But while this drama unfolds, the real winners of the World Cup so far are the prediction markets.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026
From there, the route to finding real Earth Art unfolds through Nevada and Utah, before dipping into Arizona.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of unfolds

Verb

In practice, students should leave school in the future able to learn new tools quickly, think critically about information, collaborate well, and keep growing and learning as the digital world evolves.

— Al Kingsley MBE, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The technology evolves, but accountability remains with the clinician.

— Afnan R. Tariq, STAT, 8 July 2026

Definition of evolves

Verb

Knight indicated that the village will also be looking for grant funding as the project progresses, including funding from the MWRD.

— Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
As the day progresses, Mercury retrograde will meet with Mars in a semi-square, increasing nervous tension and impatience in communication.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Definition of progresses

Verb

The problem develops when a female fly lays its eggs in open wounds and mucus.

— John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Lagree’s Megaformer, introduced in the early 2000s, has two sliding platforms and was built for higher-intensity work that develops muscular endurance.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of develops

Verb

Launch-site capacity and the pace at which regulators can license new launches are constrained the same way; each of these resources grows scarcer as the industry grows more crowded and the largest players lock up their share.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
As the sun grows lighter, its gravitational grip weakens, pushing the surviving planets outward into a wider orbit that could double their distance from the star, according to NASA.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 July 2026