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

Tune in to see as the action unfolds from Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, NC.

— Data Skrive, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
This is often considered the peak season for the migration, as the drama of the Mara River crossings unfolds.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfolds

Verb

What starts as harmless tailing quickly evolves into something much more dangerous — Bret’s high-speed pursuit isn’t subtle, and Robert turns the tables on him by pulling over and then tapping Bret’s Mercedes 450SL from behind.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Bathed in the glow of a virtual reality that evolves, unassisted, so rapidly, we are increasingly immobilized.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of evolves

Verb

Varadhan expects crude prices to retreat significantly as the year progresses, providing another potential source of relief on inflation.

— Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Developers said in the press release that additional details, including the timing of construction, will be shared as the project progresses.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of progresses

Verb

An unlikely working relationship develops between an overzealous tech billionaire and a reluctant writer who realizes the only way to make artificial intelligence any better is to fix the broken real world it’s trained on.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Brookfield develops and operates the campus, NextEra builds and owns the generation, and three Kentucky utilities are named in the release.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of develops

Verb

How cricket grows in America will not be determined by sponsorship money alone, or broadcast deals, or the size of the diaspora.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Building fuel capacity The company says the additional acreage will be important as demand for advanced reactor technology grows in the US and allied markets.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026