expound
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A man who was, until the early hours of Friday, a mayor hasn't had much reason to expound in public on foreign affairs, for example.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“The Rip” is consumed by the need to expound and interpret its own narrative at every turn.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
The company is set to expound on the results at Qubits 2026, a two-day conference at the end of January.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
“I therefore deprecate attempts to expound Wittgenstein’s thought as a finished thing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
“What's that?” another judge asked, pointing at the nozzle, and I got my chance to expound on what it was for, how its dimensions were calculated, and what it did.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Each of Ms. Pearsall’s chapters expounds on a word from the Declaration of Independence—such as “liberty,” “honor” and “happiness”—as a value that “prompted behavior among all kinds of people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Similar compliments have been showered on “Ted Lasso,” “Shrinking” and “Scrubs,” each of which expounds its own version of believing.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
"The Civil War was about how Ireland should conduct itself in relation to the rest of the world and in relation to the British," he expounds.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
She picks up a yam, also a staple in Black American kitchens, and expounds on its use in African cooking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
He never expounds on education theory or education reform.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
In those meetings, he expounded on his pyramid of success, from team-building lessons to attention to detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
The question of whether Native Americans were subject to United States governance was further expounded upon in 1886, with the Supreme Court ruling in United States v.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
He further expounded on his views in a book, “The Activist Director: Lessons From the Boardroom and the Future of the Corporation,” published in 2016.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
He then expounded further with reporters at Camelback Ranch, claiming some owners have appeared to use industry-wide uncertainty over local television broadcast deals as an excuse for a lack of competitive offers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
His system, as expounded in his thirteen-volume opus The Almagest, had much influence both in Europe and in the Islamic world, and was later adopted as dogma by the Catholic Church.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Colbert responded with a joke before expounding on the ideas of love and sacrifice, how they relate to fear and how comedy is used as an antidote.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Since then, I’ve spent more than 40 years researching and expounding the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2025
Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
“No,” Servais said, trying to be stubborn before laughing and expounding.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Failure to contain Pauling might result in a London press conference with Linus expounding peaceful coexistence.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing expound
To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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