elaboration

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Recent Examples of elaboration As members of Gen X and Millennials became parents, the general trend of having more money and time for children continued, resulting in elaborations of the concept of helicopter parenting. Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elaboration
Noun
  • This evolution in masculinity, where vulnerability and authenticity are valued, moves away from the restrictive path in which the men interviewed by USA TODAY were raised.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Leaning into its own evolution over retro homage or elegant pastiche, Art of Vengeance shows the value that a two-dimensional platformer can have at a time when exorbitant AAA games all suffer from overly ambitious bloat.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the mess in her apartment, the man, like everyone else in her life, brushes off her fears as the exaggerations of an overactive imagination.
    Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Any kind of strong reaction after Week 1 is an exaggeration.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bright said health care and economic development are also high on his list of priorities.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
  • That the Chiefs could hardly bother Herbert without blitzing — and often not even then — was the most alarming development of the night for KC.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Soldier feedback from the event is shaping ongoing enhancements to ensure warfighter readiness and operational relevance in dynamic threat environments, according to a press release.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors said the criminal complaint includes a charging enhancement for the use of a gun.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Richardson, while still a work in progress, wasn’t used at all.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Some things are better, some are still in progress.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The director was careful to avoid creating caricatures of religious figures.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The same red flannel was often featured in caricatures of Mammy.
    Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Allen consistently had time to scan the field and go through his progressions.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The study demonstrated the varied progression of the disease among different individuals.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To prevent this, Brown recommended adding in some sort of other exercise, such as strength training, stretching, and walking, to your weekly routine.
    Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In that case, stretching isn’t going to be your solution.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Elaboration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaboration. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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