flesh out
verb
fleshed out; fleshing out; fleshes out
: to provide more information about (something) : to make (something) more complete by adding details
You need to flesh out your plan with more details.
She fleshes out the characters in her novels very well.
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This little green creature then tries to help the Minions find more monsters to flesh out their film, a plan that unsurprisingly goes awry.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Through writing the screenplay and collaborating with Young and Johnson, Harris was able to flesh out these characters in a way that heightened the tragic undertones of their story.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
As the Dolphins flesh out more of the roster, the depth chart will begin to reveal itself.
—Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Fehrman also fleshes out two participants often treated as footnotes.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Through writing the screenplay and collaborating with Young and Johnson, Harris was able to flesh out these characters in a way that heightened the tragic undertones of their story.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
As the Dolphins flesh out more of the roster, the depth chart will begin to reveal itself.
—Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Fehrman also fleshes out two participants often treated as footnotes.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
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“Flesh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20out. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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