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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Who may qualify for the checks The CFPB has not spelled out who will be eligible for the consumer redress, explained higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
The 18th-century design method uses gemstones to spell out messages, each gem representing a letter in a word or phrase.
—Essence, 28 Sep. 2024
Modigliani’s death, then, is still a couple of years away, but a constant, hacking cough spells out his doom in the manner of classic melodrama.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
Quartz’s Francisco Velasquez spells out why the move might be a good idea and its precedent among other U.S. companies with footholds in China.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 20 Sep. 2024
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
The 18th-century design method uses gemstones to spell out messages, each gem representing a letter in a word or phrase.
—Essence, 28 Sep. 2024
Modigliani’s death, then, is still a couple of years away, but a constant, hacking cough spells out his doom in the manner of classic melodrama.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
Quartz’s Francisco Velasquez spells out why the move might be a good idea and its precedent among other U.S. companies with footholds in China.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 20 Sep. 2024
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