elaboration
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Roberts wondered whether that phrasing itself suggested confusion, either by counsel or by the trial judge, about whether the objection was then being made or merely marked for later elaboration.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Little elaboration is necessary regarding the Miracle Mets of ’69.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Lilly did not respond to a request for elaboration on the point.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
Everything else is just elaboration on that basic plot.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025
In elaboration, a single event is first described in a generic way and then in specific detail.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing elaboration
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 3
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Common Core Grade 6, List 3
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 3
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