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 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 The Pentagon confirmed the crash to USA TODAY without elaborating on what led up to the incident. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Iranian state media, relying on foreign reporting, acknowledged the crash, without elaborating. — CBS News, 9 June 2026

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Verb

In this particular case, one of many currently unfolding across the country, 19th Judicial District Court Judge Will Jorden in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, granted the plaintiffs a temporary restraining order in their lawsuit against the NCAA.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Television networks had broadcast the unfolding hostage situation live, and the violent end captivated the American public.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfolding

Verb

The update makes Claude more useful in carrying out work tasks as Anthropic is evolving the assistant into more of an AI workplace agent.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Yesterday’s punk, grunge, and rebel-outsider upstarts have an uncanny way of evolving into today’s elder statesmen of respectable infamy.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of evolving

Verb

Since Australia's law came into force, countries including Canada, Brazil and Indonesia have enacted bans too, while many other countries are studying or developing laws.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
The work from Cohen's lab and others is all driving at the goal of eventually developing nuanced exercise prescriptions — and possibly drugs — that can be tailored to the individual.

— Will Stone, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of developing

Verb

Ryan Weathers might have avoided a serious elbow injury, and Max Fried is progressing from his own elbow issue.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Bell, Miami’s third-round pick who is recovering from a November knee injury that included ACL and MCL damage, continues steadily progressing toward a possible early-season appearance.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026