elaborates (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of elaborate (on)
1
as in exaggerates
to add to the interest of by including made-up details my friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure

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2
as in develops
to express more fully and in greater detail the candidate for governor refused to elaborate on how she would balance the state's budget

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elaborates (on)
  1. exaggerates
  2. develops
  3. colors
  4. expands
  5. pads
Verb
  • The best place to start is a sporting culture that exaggerates accomplishments and rewards capitalistic success before the sporting variety.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • One sure focus is the rampant grade inflation that exaggerates student achievement and has made graduating high school close to meaningless as an indicator of college preparedness.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
Definition of exaggerates
Verb
  • The company develops central processing units and deep computing units, accelerator cards designed for computing-intensive workloads.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday ordered a temporary halt to new large-scale data center projects while the state develops stricter standards governing their energy, water and environmental impacts.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of develops
Verb
  • Summer is a vibrant, splashy season, so why not opt for a mani that colors outside the lines?
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 19 June 2026
  • Moon sign, which colors their emotional self.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026
Definition of colors
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  • Drivers who stop or park in Sacramento bike lanes could now face a steeper fine as the city expands its use of artificial intelligence to enforce parking rules.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Production expands beyond laboratory scale The researchers have also made progress in manufacturing the material in larger quantities, an important step toward commercial deployment.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of expands
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  • In other words, the additional money that our companies are shelling out to cover higher memory costs ultimately pads these three companies’ bottom lines.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 June 2026
  • Adding the killer’s voice just pads an already too-long book.
    — Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Definition of pads
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“Elaborates (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaborates%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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