as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man
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Recent Examples of spell out
Not that the down-to-earth stage royal visualizes her name spelled out in lights.
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Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
But all the facts of history must be spelled out.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
This was spelled out by new co-Motion Picture chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein on Wednesday at a Paramount-Skydance merger press conference in Los Angeles.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Nick battles against primal urges and the choice to preserve his family, as music from James Brown, Janis Joplin, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones and Bruce Springsteen spell out the high-stakes emotions at play.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
But all the facts of history must be spelled out.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
This was spelled out by new co-Motion Picture chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein on Wednesday at a Paramount-Skydance merger press conference in Los Angeles.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Nick battles against primal urges and the choice to preserve his family, as music from James Brown, Janis Joplin, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones and Bruce Springsteen spell out the high-stakes emotions at play.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spell out
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At each camp, the team leaves behind a small but powerful item, a red card that explains what to do during encounters with immigration officials.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The powers that be explained to me that in the audiobook, there would be no easy way to identify the bees’ chapters, which were designated with italics in the printed version, unless the narrator’s voice changed from female to male.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Budding influencers have been warned to look after their health, after researchers illustrated what the average influencer might look like come the year 2050.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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That could look like a tool or dashboard that illustrates where the AI is highly accurate or where human intervention might be needed.—
Marne Martin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The last two years have been clarifying, and not only in unpleasant ways.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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However, the cruise line did not confirm the identity of the individuals and did not clarify what caused the distress.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Watch Thelma on Hulu Kinds of Kindness Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, this 2024 dark dramedy anthology is told across three loosely interwoven chapters, each exploring characters who take extraordinary measures to demonstrate their love to someone else.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Royals demonstrated patience and diligently worked favorable counts before landing the knockout blow.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Spell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spell%20out. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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