elaboration
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The navy did not say how the 16 were encountered, and the Salvadoran military did not respond to requests for elaboration.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
The swashbuckling 17-minute short is a pitch-perfect elaboration on newspaper cartoonist E.C.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
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
Fortunately, clear skies will bless BTS for the live event, although Netflix’s Mussman admits without elaboration, “There was a rain plan.”
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Some of these carvings suggest that the objects may have originated with the recognition and elaboration of some chance resemblance.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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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