spelling out

present participle of spell out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spelling out After a court filing spelling out the agreement came during the last hour of trading on Wall Street, shares in Paramount added to what was already a lackluster day. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2026 The motion was denied, and in the early hours of June 13, the center removed the letters spelling out the president’s name. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026 The doctor has a right to contest these before a health law judge or the commission issues a final order spelling out any disciplinary action or dropping the case. Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 8 July 2026 The two sides still have to finalize agreements spelling out the services that will be provided at each venue by July 2027. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 Coupal initially stood his ground, but later issued a letter spelling out terms for the eventual agreement. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 After a day of legal maneuvers and thunderstorms, workers began the process in the early morning hours of removing the letters spelling out the Republican president’s name from the facade of the iconic performing arts venue. Steven Sloan, Fortune, 13 June 2026 Leaning minimal, opt for simple cursive lettering spelling out the best city in the world. Amanda Le, InStyle, 9 June 2026 In February, the administration finalized a rule creating this new category of at-will employees called Schedule Policy/Career, and on Wednesday, the president issued an executive order spelling out which existing civil service positions would be transitioned. Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spelling out
Verb
  • The first spends the answer explaining that management never provided the necessary materials, no experienced coworker offered assistance and expectations were unrealistic.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Like with Meta, Microsoft on Wednesday evening needs to do a better job explaining its AI strategy and justifying the massive levels of capex spend.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence.
    Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • Marx also discussed forestry as another example illustrating the same process.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Establishing Clear Ground Rules With Reporters The importance of clarifying standards is critical.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • For lawyers working to defend and expand anti-BDS legislation in court, PEN America’s new boycott position is clarifying.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Sessions explored historical philanthropic strategies, future technologies like AI, and the importance of research in demonstrating HBCU impact.
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • The new initiative expands that work by demonstrating how multiple electrical technologies can operate together within a complete aircraft energy architecture.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • For getting up the hill and getting across the flatter sections.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The issue has been discussed within Congress for years and has received bipartisan support, but obstacles have repeatedly stopped the effort from getting across the finish line.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025

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“Spelling out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spelling%20out. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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