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elaborate

[ih-lab-er-it, ih-lab-uh-reyt] / ɪˈlæb ər ɪt, ɪˈlæb əˌreɪt /




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Zelensky did not say who would replace incumbent Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko or elaborate on the reasons for the changes.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

As the runway progressed, each look appeared more and more elaborate - with intricate beading and ethereal like draping on skirts and dresses.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

“Die Zauberflöte,” a collaboration between director Clément Cogitore and conductor Leonardo García-Alarcón, posited an elaborate allegory about the end of childhood and the collapse of post-World War II optimism.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

A growing number of beach towns are cracking down on some of the more elaborate shade coverings, citing safety issues.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

She shows me a wide range of photos of rooms ranging from fancy to simple, elaborate to plain, ugly to beautiful.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Here he elaborates, line by lyrical line, on an eloquent poem about social justice by Nikky Finney.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2025

“Face to Face” elaborates on this possible evidence as well as leads Peterson and his supporters claim paint a different picture from that which the prosecution used to secure Peterson’s conviction.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2024

Gray elaborates by pointing out that when climate change raises sea levels, the impact will not be limited to people living on the coasts.

From Salon May 24, 2024

Dr Neil Scott, medical adviser to the British Boxing Board of Control and consultant head and neck surgeon elaborates.

From BBC May 8, 2024

The meadow lark, with three hundred notes to work with, arranges these in phrases of three to six notes and elaborates fifty types of song.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

He has elaborated on the philosophy in a handful of recent public appearances, and he is writing a book—due out in October—to defend it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Prominent figures in the late 1980s and early 1990s elaborated on that argument in books and talk-show appearances.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

He elaborated a little, calling lidar the wrong solution for self-driving cars, pointing out that humans drive with eyes and a brain, which is fundamentally Tesla’s approach to self-driving technology.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Bob Elliott, CEO of Unlimited Funds, elaborated on this point in a post on X.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

But symphonies were supposed to be explorations, journeys to find out what would happen if you took a clutch of short melodic ideas and elaborated on them.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

"We determined that these changes require a renewal of the Cabinet of Ministers," he added, without elaborating.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

“We…see the possibility of mutually beneficial arrangements between SpaceX and Hancock Prospecting’s significant critical minerals investments, as demand grows for the materials and infrastructure needed to support advanced technology,” Korte said, without elaborating.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

“We have assessed the business and are taking additional actions to reposition where needed and further strengthen our product engine,” she said, without elaborating.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

"I made no commitment either way," Trump added, without elaborating.

From BBC May 15, 2026

Ted Skopinski was the trajectories guy, elaborating on the math describing the path taken by a space vehicle as it left Earths surface and settled into orbit around it.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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