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
The president isn’t asking for an all-out ban, but is instead reinstating 1990s-era regulations that required companies to spell out the often comically long list of possible side effects associated with their products.
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Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Just 53% of people with estate plans say their documents spell out what should happen to those accounts after death.
—Jamie Hopkins, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Whether that means Brady will officially be throwing passes for the first time since 2023 wasn't explicitly spelled out.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Use iron-on letters to spell out a seasonal phrase.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Just 53% of people with estate plans say their documents spell out what should happen to those accounts after death.
—Jamie Hopkins, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Whether that means Brady will officially be throwing passes for the first time since 2023 wasn't explicitly spelled out.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Use iron-on letters to spell out a seasonal phrase.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spell out
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Erika Kirk also explained why a small stuffed puppet was sitting beside Kirk’s empty microphone.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Pittsburgh’s defense rested on the idea that the taxes equal out when considering the school-district tax—a point, as explained above, that failed to persuade the judges who have presided over this litigation.—
Robert Raiola,
Sportico.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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New research into Rembrandt van Rijn’s 1642 masterpiece suggests that this barking dog was inspired by the title page of a widely available book on the temptations of the flesh, illustrated by the Dutch artist, poet and publisher Adriaen van de Venne.—
Senay Boztas,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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One New Kingdom papyrus illustrates a curious case of power being projected along the river through sheer brinkmanship.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Try washing the tint out with a clarifying shampoo or a deep treatment mask like Matrix Biolage HydraSource Deep Treatment Hair Mask right away.—
Maureen Choi,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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So, which clarifying shampoo is best for you?—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The test event also demonstrated that the system can detect UAVs even if drones are partially obscured by buildings or clouds.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Protesters had rallied for days outside the Texas state capitol, demonstrating against Republican efforts to redraw the state’s congressional map.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Spell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spell%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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