fleshed (out)

verb

Definition of fleshed (out)next
past tense of flesh (out)
as in developed
to express more fully and in greater detail a lengthy follow-up that fleshes out the original report on the military engagement

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  1. developed
  2. expanded
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  • It’s developed by GuangYu Industrial, an engineering conglomerate based in Shenzhen, with over three decades of precision manufacturing expertise.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • SpaceX developed Starshield specifically for government and national security customers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of developed
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  • In recent weeks, however, Republicans essentially ceded the race as the battleground map expanded to places like Texas.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Connecticut has expanded the opportunities for early voting for college students this election cycle, with polling locations at each of the four state universities in addition to UConn’s Storrs campus and Fairfield University.
    — Katie Servas, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
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“Fleshed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleshed%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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