elaboration

Example Sentences

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In the WSJ interview, Trump moved the deadline to Tuesday, and on Sunday afternoon, without elaboration, Trump posted “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Lilly did not respond to a request for elaboration on the point.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

“We had surveillance operations,” Kinch said, without elaboration.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

My response to “how’s work” has often dwindled to a simple “fine,” without much elaboration.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024

There is reason to believe that recollection was an ex post facto elaboration; those on the scene recall a sensation more suggestive of relief and euphoria in the air.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik