expound
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It is common for justices to spar in their written opinions, and they sometimes expound on their legal disagreements in speeches or interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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 feel it here, but I don’t expound it from there.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024
A curved index finger rises up from the rest like a speaker separating from a crowd and preparing to expound.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024
Once I had seen my mother shudder on overhearing him expound to a group of ladies on the mating posture of order Opiliones, or daddy longlegs.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing expound
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Animal Farm
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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