- present participle of elaborate.
elaborating
Example Sentences
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"America.gov will continue to be updated to provide Americans the most accurate and reliable federal information and resources," a White House official said in a statement to AFP, without elaborating.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
At Sunday’s deployment ceremony, Kim said North Korea was carrying out an important plan to strengthen its naval forces and vowed to prove this to the world in eight months, without elaborating on the plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"It's a difficult situation," she said, adding that the US federal government was "helping us out", without elaborating.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Decisions regarding the army will be worked out,” he said, without elaborating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Without elaborating on Tess, she went on, “Ain’t neither one of y’all ’bout to walk in my kitchen with all that outside on your hands.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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