elaboration
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Elaboration: There is only one hit: “Lately, staying off twitter brings me peace of mind.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2018
Elaboration: There are only two hits for this, and neither is referring to her compassion.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2018
Elaboration: There is no “c” or “s” in “negotiation.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2018
Asking the right questions instead of seeking the “correct” answer ultimately led Petty and Cacioppo to develop a theory—the Elaboration Likelihood Model—that resolved apparent contradictions in the literature and fundamentally changed the science of persuasion.
From Scientific American • Sep. 16, 2013
Coherence Relation Elaboration Example Herons have one thing in their favor: they are total opportunists.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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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