elucidated

past tense of elucidate

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Recent Examples of elucidated 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
  • Indeed, unlike vehicle drivers, in addition to forward, backwards, left or right, boat captains must consider heave, pitch, roll and yaw, while constantly adjusting for wind, waves and current, explained Foulkes.
    Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Freedman explained that a good formula can replenish the skin with essential lipids and antioxidants, keeping it soft, resilient, and supple.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • After other State Department officials clarified that position, Dutch authorities withdrew the authorization while Machado’s aircraft was already in flight, forcing it to return.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • When asked how that policy would be affected by the new budget language, Pojmann clarified that her comments referred to the department’s practice before the law took effect.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • This year illustrated as much as any since 2022 the level of anticipation of the fans and, consequently, pressure on the team to make this all-in season work.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Just six miles from the house where Theodor Geisel illustrated his famous characters, the archives contain old sketches, drafts and unpublished works.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The company already demonstrated this with Starship V2, but not with Starship V3.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Argentina have demonstrated a flair for the dramatic, eking out instant-classic victories over Cape Verde, Egypt and, most recently, England.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

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“Elucidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elucidated. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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