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 Tenth Amendment spells out powers of state and federal governments.
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Larry Kaplow, NPR, 19 June 2025
Trump sought the provision to prevent judges from blocking policies largely spelled out via his executive orders.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Armour noted that the latest filing spells out a specific allocation ratio between bitcoin and ethereum.
—Suzanne McGee, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Helicopters hoisted individual 14-foot-tall letters spelling out Wells Fargo on two sides of the tower at 550 S. Tryon St.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
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Larry Kaplow, NPR, 19 June 2025
Trump sought the provision to prevent judges from blocking policies largely spelled out via his executive orders.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Armour noted that the latest filing spells out a specific allocation ratio between bitcoin and ethereum.
—Suzanne McGee, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Helicopters hoisted individual 14-foot-tall letters spelling out Wells Fargo on two sides of the tower at 550 S. Tryon St.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spell out
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Lee explains his perspective, as a sportswriter and as a fan, that teams and leagues are taking advantage of supporters.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2025
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Most materials that are used to build homes in the U.S. are imported, Perotti explained.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
19 June 2025
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Anyway, this serves to illustrate how, at the helm, Murati had to address Musk’s input.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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An anecdote illustrates this trend: a freelance graphic designer once lost hours to a phishing link masquerading as a payment request.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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The company clarified that prices for parties of five or more will have an additional upcharge.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Earlier this week, Al Hilal’s CEO Esteve Calzada clarified that Inzaghi had not signed before Inter played Paris Saint-Germain in Munich.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Some Social Security workers have demonstrated against the cuts at their offices.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2025
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Made up of students Rohan Jha, Rohan Jain, Audrey Cheng and Michael Antipov, the team demonstrated their knowledge in areas like earning income, spending, saving, managing credit, investing and managing risk, a news release from Frerichs’ office said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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“Spell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spell%20out. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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