elucidates

present tense third-person singular of elucidate

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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
  • There are a lot of caveats that education reporter Martha Dalton explains neatly for us.
    Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
  • All of that perhaps explains why Rodgers, who grew up in an evangelical Christian environment, may have rejected his family for a time.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • This illustrates, though that the Warriors seem boxed in with their current circumstances.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • That circuitous email chain between homeowners and city officials, including an assistant city attorney, illustrates how homeowners have been stonewalled, Lardon said.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Mars drives your 10th House of Career forward, while Saturn in your 8th House of Shared Resources clarifies obligations, approvals, and support.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • The bill also clarifies that only those powered by liquid fuel, such as gasoline, require a muffler.
    Madison Smalstig July 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • This sentence demonstrates that anyone who profits from these schemes will face serious consequences.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • This demonstrates what an asset that EV and hybrid ownership can be.
    Alexa St. John, Fortune, 23 July 2026

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“Elucidates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elucidates. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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