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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Unsurprisingly, the property is expanding further with 43 new villas, set to open across the road in 2025.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026 -
Ulbrich envisions Walker expanding his leadership role on the defense as well with Elliss and defensive tackle David Onyemata no longer in the building.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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World' largest rocket developed for travel to Mars SpaceX is developing Starship specifically with a Martian destination in mind.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Symptoms typically develop between two days to two weeks after exposure.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
22 Aug. 2025
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Lower settings, XeSS, and (if frame rates are truly subpar) frame generation exist to supplement the performance.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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The plan was for the concerts to serve as alternative content that could supplement ticket sales.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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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 17 Jun. 2026.
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