spelled out

verb

past tense of spell out
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 Oman's plan is administrative language for a change that missiles alone never spelled out. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Charli is well on her way to mastering all three mediums spelled out in the title of her new LP, Music, Fashion, Film. — Caryn Ganz, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026 Broadcasters and some in Congress see this as a violation of the letter of the law as spelled out in the Sports Broadcasting Act. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026 Ben mentioned before the risk factors that are spelled out in the SpaceX IPO, right? — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 Adding to the authenticity, grittiness and realness of The Guest is the fact that some of the past between the characters gets hinted at but not always spelled out. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026 An arrangement of baby blue, navy and yellow flowers that spelled out his name. — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 June 2026 In each case, council members had to decide whether to use their power, spelled out in the City Charter, to suspend colleagues accused of wrongdoing — stripping away their duties until their criminal cases were resolved. — Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 The 2015 Iran nuclear deal was a long and granular instrument that spelled out, in detail, the limits on Iran’s nuclear program. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spelled out
  1. explained
  2. illustrated
  3. demonstrated
  4. clarified
  5. interpreted
  6. simplified
Verb
  • Chris Ralston, the district’s assistant superintendent of facilities, explained that the agreement would buy the district time to implement the rest of its solvency plan.
    — Chaewon Chung July 30, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • As this report explained, this is largely thanks to its uncompromising quality standards and its insistence that each of its attractions outdoes its predecessors.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of explained
Verb
  • That was illustrated by the massive media throng surrounding Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, just one table away from where Whittingham spoke to a slightly smaller crowd.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The danger of high surf was illustrated during a dramatic rescue at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz County on July 25.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of illustrated
Verb
  • The Garmin device demonstrated the best stability, and Whoop also performed per standard.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Lean into crisp poplin, like Vittoria Ceretti, who demonstrated how versatile striped boxer shorts can be—especially layered with a button-down shirt and crewneck T-shirt.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 31 July 2026
Definition of demonstrated
Verb
  • Mason also clarified that submitting music to any genre category does not exclude an artist from submitting to general categories like Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 July 2026
  • The House’s post-#MeToo rule changes in 2018 clarified that members cannot pursue relationships with their own staff and created a new process for adjudicating harassment claims.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of clarified
Verb
  • Since the 1970s, the federal government has interpreted harm to include any actions that degrade a species’ habitat, given the necessity of habitat for a species’ survival.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Each signal contributes to the full picture, and each signal becomes more useful when it can be interpreted alongside the others.
    — Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of interpreted
Verb
  • Translating the watercolor study into print, Homer simplified the background and amplified the weight of the figure.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Sugar comes out of Jell-O, ingredients get simplified in Simply Ketchup, and dips get built around chicken's rise as the protein of choice.
    — Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of simplified

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“Spelled out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spelled%20out. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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