as in unfolds
to gradually become clearer or more detailed
as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated
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Recent Examples of elaborates
Fletcher elaborates on his sessions, which feature technology that established stars are used to.
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Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Though in some sense this is a cautionary tale, the way that first Homer describes their attachment, and then Tennyson elaborates on their doomed, blissful apathy, is seductive in its own right.
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Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Aquinas’ take The Christian moral tradition builds and elaborates on these Greek foundations.
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Tucker J. Gregor,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
Since there are fewer crossing points, the fabric is smoother, Gopinath elaborates.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2026
The Senate bill codifies these eligibility standards for applicants, but elaborates further on what the state will report to the federal government on non-citizens.
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Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
Dressed in jeans, a T-shirt and brown suede cowboy boots, Batson elaborates on his idea about genre.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Peterson intended to assign the passage in which Plato elaborates on a myth about the origin of erotic love, proposing that human beings were originally created as bodies joined together.
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Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Furnish elaborates on where things stand.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Nov. 2025
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Though in some sense this is a cautionary tale, the way that first Homer describes their attachment, and then Tennyson elaborates on their doomed, blissful apathy, is seductive in its own right.
—
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Aquinas’ take The Christian moral tradition builds and elaborates on these Greek foundations.
—
Tucker J. Gregor,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
Since there are fewer crossing points, the fabric is smoother, Gopinath elaborates.
—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2026
The Senate bill codifies these eligibility standards for applicants, but elaborates further on what the state will report to the federal government on non-citizens.
—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
Dressed in jeans, a T-shirt and brown suede cowboy boots, Batson elaborates on his idea about genre.
—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Peterson intended to assign the passage in which Plato elaborates on a myth about the origin of erotic love, proposing that human beings were originally created as bodies joined together.
—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Furnish elaborates on where things stand.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elaborates
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But while this drama unfolds, the real winners of the World Cup so far are the prediction markets.
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From there, the route to finding real Earth Art unfolds through Nevada and Utah, before dipping into Arizona.
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The most surprising finding is how slowly this virus evolves.
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Bringing together images made since 2010, the project draws from different moments in his practice and expands ideas first explored in his 2015 photobook Momentary, with new work continuing to be added as the project evolves.
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The sky may be clear during the day, especially in the areas far from the water, but coastal fog is expected to spread far overnight and in the early mornings as the week progresses.
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This evolution progresses from personal assistance to agentic AI, then multi-agent systems, and finally autonomous enterprise AI, unlocking exponential productivity gains.
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State Armor has both a research branch, which develops policy and intelligence briefs, and a legislative action division.
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Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that develops in plasma cells in the bone marrow, according to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
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All the chairs are light enough to move around easily, as the group of guests grows and migrates.
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The count of executive chairs grows slowly while the value concentrated in each one climbs.
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“Elaborates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaborates. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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