elaboration
Example Sentences
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Little elaboration is necessary regarding the Miracle Mets of ’69.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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
There is reason to believe that recollection was an ex post facto elaboration; those on the scene recall a sensation more suggestive of relief and euphoria in the air.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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