Thesaurus results for ELABORATING

elaborating

verb

present participle of elaborate

as in unfolding

to gradually become clearer or more detailed as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated

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Recent Examples of elaborating Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam said, without elaborating, that the group's operations were defensive and would stop once attacks on Yemen stopped. — Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026 Forms of slave knowledge, overlaid on Indigenous ones, were influential in treating dysentery and elaborating antidotes for poisonings. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Without elaborating, prosecutors have said since December that the parents were stabbed. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Yet at some point the WNBA’s eligibility rule could become a legal dispute, which gives the WNBA and WNBPA reason to consider elaborating on its eligibility requirement. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Including those at the barracks, more than 30 people have been killed in recent days, Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said, without elaborating. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 15 July 2026 The dialectically deft characters in his movies aren’t talking heads but talking bodies, elaborating a world of cultural and rhetorical elegance from the sublimation of lust and the dream of love. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 After some behind-the-scene friction on Stranger Things, which Harbour and Brown have both acknowledged without elaborating on details, the two appear to have patched things up. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 June 2026 Judge Weeks warned Daniel to limit his statement only to what the defense intends to prove after Daniel spent a significant portion of the statement elaborating on King’s background as an Army policeman, and his work with then-governor George Bush. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026

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The merger debate is unfolding as CSX is cutting roughly 1,100 maintenance-of-way jobs, according to a labor group.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
The beauty of the landscape will sit alongside the cruelty unfolding among the characters.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfolding

Verb

Over the past several weeks, pressure mounted from members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to create legislation that helps regulate the rapidly evolving field of AI to ensure safety and to prevent harm to the public.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
The donation allows leaders to more fluidly direct money based on the evolving circumstances inside Gaza.

— James Pollard, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of evolving

Verb

Arnault also played a key role in developing the 10-year global partnership between LVMH and Formula 1.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
The plastic surgeon suggests developing a contingency plan, including who will look after you if something goes wrong upon returning home.

— Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of developing

Verb

Adelynn was just 4 years old when she was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a rapidly progressing blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
With Boone noting that Chisholm and Grisham are progressing on Friday, Cody Bellinger acknowledged that the Yankees’ hitters tried to do too much the last time Judge was on the IL.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026