enlarge (on or upon)

as in to expand
to express more fully and in greater detail in your complaint, don't just say that your neighbor has been harassing you; enlarge on what you mean by that

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Verb
  • For 2024, the list was expanded to 450 companies and looked at their emissions between 2020 and 2022.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Read: The Last of Us and the power of video games One of the best things about the TV adaptation has been its ability to expand past the limits of the game’s storytelling.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • Every formula at Holos is developed, tested, and manufactured in its own facility, allowing the brand to ensure the quality of the products from batch to batch.
    Xandra Harbet, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • All the cuts, Hazelton says, may slow or end the progress that's been made in developing weather and climate models.
    Greg Allen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • This is particularly relevant as chip and system-level integration increasingly supplements traditional semiconductor node scaling (Moore’s Law) in driving performance and functionality.
    Dave Altavilla, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Tesla, which also sells its cars online, has supplemented its five New York dealerships with a network of showrooms where consumers can view current models and consult staff members but not buy vehicles directly, a marketing approach the company uses in other states with direct-sales restrictions.
    Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Enlarge (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlarge%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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