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
  • Unlike Anthropic, which gets a higher share of its revenues from enterprises, OpenAI is more popular among individual consumers, explained Ujjwal Chaudhry, a partner at market intelligence firm Analysys Mason.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Owning a cat comes with several costs, Kimberly Palmer, a personal finance expert with NerdWallet, explained.
    Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • During the call, Kress clarified further that the magnitude of memory prices led Nvidia to reset expectations, given the higher prices expected next year, said Kress.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Three days after the initial story, a person close to Fields authorized to speak for Fields and his family clarified the player’s view of the lead-up to the altercation.
    Jim Barnes August 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As illustrated in this chart, following the outbreak of the Middle East conflict in late February, both WTI crude oil prices and US retail gas prices surged in tandem.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Parton graced the cover of Warhol’s Interview magazine twice, making her debut with the July 1984 issue illustrated in signature style.
    Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Linux password file retrieved The researchers demonstrated the threat on an AMD computer running a current Linux kernel.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Welding classes used to have students huddled behind a teacher who demonstrated a technique, Estrada said.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Elucidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elucidated. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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