Thesaurus results for EXPATIATE

expatiate

verb

ek-ˈspā-shē-ˌāt

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. —

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

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Trump has also spoken out in defense of his handling of the various crises facing his administration — but not nearly with the sort of detail and solemnity that wartime presidents usually speak, experts said.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
In the 90 minutes the two spoke, Shaynak shared a number of details about his life that actually made it into the show.

— Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026