expound
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Example Sentences
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The police chief on Wednesday declined to expound on the specifics of the shooting, saying it is under investigation by state law enforcement.
From Seattle Times
Denouncing greed, Sanders expounded on his dream of a system in which the government fully funds drug development — and in exchange controls drug prices.
From Salon
As an NBA analyst on TNT, the former Lakers great has expounded several times about the money-saving virtues of pausing halfway into a trip to put in a quarter of a tank of gas.
From Los Angeles Times
“Smell goes directly to your emotions, you are crying, you don’t know why,” Mr. Collado expounded as the others leaned in.
From New York Times
Because the problem, as painfully expounded in the report, is a culture that allowed this behavior to fester unaddressed.
From Washington Post
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