as in explained
to make plain or understandable
the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man
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Recent Examples of spelled out
But the exceptions spelled out in NASA’s shutdown plans this week go even further, allowing work to continue on Artemis III — the landmark moon-landing mission currently slated for mid-2027 — as well as Artemis missions expected to fly later this decade or next.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The slithering snakes and biting lyrics spelled out revenge.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
However, Juluke’s involvement wasn’t spelled out in the SEC release.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Star went to court to seek the release of the information that spelled out which firefighters the union was referring to and the details of the incidents, but the city and the union successfully fought to keep the information secret.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
The hierarchy of money is present in both conceptions, it is not spelled out explicitly in either conception.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Not that the down-to-earth stage royal visualizes her name spelled out in lights.
—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
Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The slithering snakes and biting lyrics spelled out revenge.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
However, Juluke’s involvement wasn’t spelled out in the SEC release.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Star went to court to seek the release of the information that spelled out which firefighters the union was referring to and the details of the incidents, but the city and the union successfully fought to keep the information secret.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
The hierarchy of money is present in both conceptions, it is not spelled out explicitly in either conception.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Not that the down-to-earth stage royal visualizes her name spelled out in lights.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spelled out
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Brooks explained the white and brown pup was rescued from a cruelty case in South Carolina.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The effects of the RBI's outsized rate cut of 50 basis points in June have yet to filter through the economy, explained Malhotra, adding that the decision to hold rates steady was unanimous.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Replacing the national flags—symbols of the UN’s unity—with items common in Ghana, Mahama illustrated how easily materials from the nation could reach the US, while ordinary Ghanaians cannot travel as freely as the objects produced in their country.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The crossover is written by Steve Orlando and illustrated by Travis Mercer, with covers by Lucas Meyer.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The results demonstrated that the innovative tech can ease volunteer workloads by moving heavy equipment, saving time, and reaching difficult areas.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Then in 1881, at a great exhibition on electricity in Paris, Edison and several other inventors demonstrated their light bulbs.—
Ernest Freeberg,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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The retailer clarified that law enforcement has not alleged that the products were counterfeit.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Authorities have arrested Douglas Irwin Shaw, 41, on suspicion of murder, though the Vallejo Police Department has not declared a motive or clarified whether the two knew each other.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Various cultures interpreted the ephemeral aberrations as fairies, ghosts or spirits.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
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Purses are given the art treatment, with versions interpreted in wood, pebbles or even a flurry of paper flowers, created by the brand’s teams.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The relationships that Mark forms in the course of his career are similarly simplified—principally, his hearty bromance with Mark Coleman (Ryan Bader), who is first his trainer and then, entering the circuit himself, a competitor.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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In 1999, the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) was released, which allowed mobile phones to receive and display simplified, phone-friendly pages using WML instead of the standard HTML markup language.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Spelled out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spelled%20out. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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