flesh out
phrasal 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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Drones are currently being rolled out to provide things like parcel delivery and urban logistics, but plans are also afoot to flesh out passenger drones and air taxis.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
Higdon did not elaborate on which members of Congress were in favor of the 18-month extension, saying the details are still being fleshed out.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
Eight episodes, none of them much longer than the standard broadcast hour minus commercials, turned out to be the perfect length for a bingeable story that fleshed out the creature features of decades past by making Hawkins an enjoyable, if spooky, place to be.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
As the song picks up, the K-pop star fleshes out the performance with his own lush harmonies stacked on top of each other.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
Higdon did not elaborate on which members of Congress were in favor of the 18-month extension, saying the details are still being fleshed out.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
Eight episodes, none of them much longer than the standard broadcast hour minus commercials, turned out to be the perfect length for a bingeable story that fleshed out the creature features of decades past by making Hawkins an enjoyable, if spooky, place to be.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
As the song picks up, the K-pop star fleshes out the performance with his own lush harmonies stacked on top of each other.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Flesh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20out. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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