elucidated

past tense of elucidate

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Recent Examples of elucidated An announcement released in May by the US Department of the Interior elucidated the conclusions reached by the museum. — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026 And in many cases, the same justifications elucidated by Douglass remain. — Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 The group further elucidated that the program should chiefly prioritize reuse and repair, with retail and community-based organizations responsible for promoting and providing visibility for repair services. — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026 Concluding his monologue, Stewart also elucidated the ironic, frustrating parallels between the lack of legal accountability for those named in the Epstein files and the administration’s law-and-order crackdown toward immigration. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2026 But Democrats’ goals, as elucidated at No Kings rallies, have not changed. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025 The foreign minister’s comments were confusing, but his deputy elucidated them in much clearer terms about the government’s self-conception. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025 The material enhances performance The team elucidated the material’s mechanism through a series of experimental analyses, including solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy, electron spin resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elucidated
Verb
  • Smith also explained what would happen if a legal challenge ultimately failed, including continuity arrangements with European partners and backup copies of Microsoft’s code held in Switzerland.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Longini explained that climate change is increasing mosquito populations and lengthening their active seasons, contributing to dengue’s spread globally.
    — Alex DeLuca, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The California Department of Education clarified that a waiver the district received only applies to the 80% staffing rule and does not extend the three-year spending deadline, meaning unexpended funds revert to the state.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Officials do not know what caused the chemical release, which the city clarified was not an explosion.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The wondrous story was adapted by frequent Laika collaborator Chris Butler from the epic 2011 novel written by Colin Meloy (frontman for indie rock band the Decemberists, whose original music is featured here) and illustrated by Carson Ellis.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The blockbuster ambitions are best illustrated by the production’s recruitment of Rambaldi.
    — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The researchers demonstrated that the direction could be switched by reversing the voltage polarity.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When growth pressures persist, corporate boards frequently turn to executive leadership changes to engineer a turnaround, as demonstrated by this week's executive shakeup at Swiss chocolate maker Lindt.
    — , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Elucidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elucidated. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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