as in explained
to make plain or understandable
colored charts that really help to elucidate the points made in the text
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Another teacher explained to me that I can be paid 50% of my husband’s Social Security benefit instead.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025 -
The new exemption for technology can be partially explained by the how the supply chain works, but also reinforces where the greatest pain will be felt.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
12 Apr. 2025
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However, Wheal clarified that proposing at someone else's wedding is a different matter entirely.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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However, in a video on Out magazine’s Instagram, GLAAD’s Tony Morrison clarified its meaning.—
Lexi Carson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Dec. 2024
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An electric 4-1 win at Newcastle United in January also illustrated how exciting their courageous defensive approach can be.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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That trend has continued into the 2020s, but was perhaps most infamously illustrated in a 2018 story by writer Jesse Singal in The Atlantic, which even outed and misgendered its cover model.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
27 Mar. 2025
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Seattle’s pursuit of veteran guard Will Fries in free agency demonstrated a willingness to be aggressive to address the interior of the line, and this would fit that approach.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Other organizations have demonstrated what respect for democratic values and opposition to this power grab can look like.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Elucidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elucidated. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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