elucidation

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Recent Examples of elucidation But elucidation arrives on FXX (and Hulu) this week in the form of Necaxa, a spinoff or companion series from many of the same producers, focusing on Longoria and her role with Club Necaxa, a once storied, now struggling team in Mexico’s Liga MX. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025 After over 70 years of research, since the elucidation of the structure of DNA by Watson and Crick in 1953, biochemists are no closer to solving the fundamental question of how life began. Gregory J. Rummo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elucidation
Noun
  • Abramov points out that this does not disprove the Mars life explanation, but rather just presents an alternative, albeit much more probable, explanation for the evidence.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Taliban has not yet given an explanation for its decision to implement the wider blackout this week.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Each artist created their own interpretations of Jacobs’ signature silhouettes, ranging from the Tote Bag and Snapshot to ready-to-wear, accessories and wallets, through the lens of joy as wearable fashions.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Modern interpretations of inns layer rustic charm with contemporary finishes.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Names have been changed and illustrations are anonymous to ensure their safety.
    Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The photograph—one of a series of some 52 large and 101 smaller stereo views Gardner made around the fort—appears as a seemingly self-explanatory illustration in books about the Indian Wars.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025

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