as in to speak
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment
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Recent Examples of expatiate
There was no debate on education, for instance, the subject on which Cash had been most keen to expatiate; indeed, there were no debates at all.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
25 July 2024
Ostensibly, further studies are encouraged to expatiate this understanding.
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Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
7 Jan. 2024
With wit and elan to spare, Greene expatiates on the intrigue that ensues when David Sparsholt, an engineering student with a fiancée, Connie, and a plan to join the Royal Air Force, arrives at Oxford in 1940.
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Priscilla Gilman,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 Mar. 2018
Alex Tizon’s essay can be read not simply as an attempt to confess a crime and expatiate his family’s guilt.
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Jean M. Twenge,
The Atlantic,
8 Aug. 2017
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
25 July 2024
Ostensibly, further studies are encouraged to expatiate this understanding.
—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
7 Jan. 2024
With wit and elan to spare, Greene expatiates on the intrigue that ensues when David Sparsholt, an engineering student with a fiancée, Connie, and a plan to join the Royal Air Force, arrives at Oxford in 1940.
—
Priscilla Gilman,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 Mar. 2018
Alex Tizon’s essay can be read not simply as an attempt to confess a crime and expatiate his family’s guilt.
—
Jean M. Twenge,
The Atlantic,
8 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expatiate
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False hopes about working in retirement speak to fundamental misunderstandings about retirement and the labor market, experts say.
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At the same time, progressive and labor groups that often find themselves at odds with the Chamber are avoiding jumping to conclusions, saying the move speaks more to the group’s quest for relevance than Becerra’s politics.
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All while performatively lecturing and demanding everyone agree with his viewpoints.
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If and until that day comes, there will be fingerpointing, lecturing and posturing, all of which has flowed freely in the wake of the Sorsby decision.
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Robert, talk me through the thinking behind this framing.
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Seconds later, Hines-Allen decided she was done talking and shoved Bonner.
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“Expatiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatiate. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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