elaboration
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In her introduction, the translator Anne McKnight presents “Long Take” as an elaboration on “Something Like an Autobiography,” the filmmaker’s 1981 memoir.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
“We want it back,” he said without further elaboration.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
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
His only elaboration had been that they were “delightful people.”
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
