elucidates

present tense third-person singular of elucidate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of elucidates Basically, whenever John and Yoko talk about something vaguely abstract, Soderbergh elucidates his words with the help of Meta’s video-generative tools. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026 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
  • Erin goes over to talk to Jessel, who explains what is going on.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As Katia Schörle, one of the experts featured in the film, explains, wild animals embodied a world that was both magnificent and terrifying.
    Roberto Prieto, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But as this example illustrates, interpreting the benchmark scores can be technically complex, presenting a challenge for companies that want to show off the results to the public in a digestible format.
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Bard’s heatmap also illustrates his general reluctance, or inability in Nice’s system, to attack the area.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The gel texture lightly clarifies the scalp and volumizes the roots with the help of salicylic and glutamic acids.
    Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026
  • As Rankine clarifies in Triage, the pain of this moment is not exclusive to Black Americans.
    Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Unless Goedert misses significant time or Stowers demonstrates significant improvement, expectations should be modest for Stowers.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As Chris, a veteran CIA assassin with terminal cancer whose memory also seems to be going, Malkovich demonstrates a sinister insouciance that at first looks like psycho gloating.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Elucidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elucidates. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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