elucidates

present tense third-person singular of elucidate

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Recent Examples of elucidates The rapidity and the terseness of the onscreen action leaps from scene to scene, from event to event, from one salient point to the next, with nothing incidental in between, nothing revealing anything besides what directly elucidates the story as Polanski chooses to tell it. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elucidates
Verb
  • In between bites, Echols explains where his love of burgers came from.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Juliana Vanegas, a marine biologist who works with Alvarado, explains what happens.
    John Otis, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This ruling comes amid broader debates in the United States over the future of TPS, a humanitarian immigration program, and illustrates the judiciary’s influential role in shaping national immigration policy.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Shot on location surrounded by her horses, the campaign illustrates elevated pieces designed for today’s modern wardrobe, and shows Springsteen in her truest from.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Therien clarifies that's just one option for play, though.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The new rule clarifies the use of electronic devices and what is permitted in the sport; new rules were added last season to allow coaches to communicate electrrocially in games.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the trailer demonstrates, Olympia's knowledge of Matty's own deceptions gives her ample leverage.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The FlyingToolbox demonstrates how drones can move beyond simple inspection or filming roles to perform real aerial work.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025

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