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
  • The canal connected increasingly specialized regions in the early US, explains historian Roger Ransom.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The fact that only 24 examples of the Torpedo exist—each with distinctive hull colors, fabrics, and leathers—explains the brand’s heirloom appeal.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The anecdote also illustrates a leadership philosophy Weeks has maintained throughout his tenure.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Pacific transit route The family’s experience illustrates how Ecuador has become a critical route in the cocaine trade.
    David Culver, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The announcement clarifies Bordeaux's return to active wrestling following her WWE exit.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Proposition 411 clarifies the city manager’s role.
    Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Chenhao Hu, a doctoral student at Penn Engineering and the study’s first author, said the coral’s skeleton demonstrates how nature can create materials with remarkable adaptability, which could inspire new technologies for human use.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Mercedez is an outstanding student who demonstrates strong academic dedication alongside her extracurricular commitments.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Elucidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elucidates. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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