as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
colored charts that really help to elucidate the points made in the text
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Recent Examples of elucidate
Genomic convergence in hibernating mammals elucidates the genetics of metabolic regulation in the hypothalamus.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
To explore the secrets of prime numbers, investigate unimaginable shapes or elucidate other fundamental mysteries of our universe, mathematicians don’t usually need special labs and equipment or to pay participants in clinical trials.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 18 July 2025
What has made Superman endure culturally since 1938 is his humanity — his fallibility and compassion — a fact which Corenswet gets to elucidate in a moving, climactic speech.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 July 2025
Still, the impressive power of the book club might have been better elucidated if details about its impact in other Eastern Bloc countries were brought into the story.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
To explore the secrets of prime numbers, investigate unimaginable shapes or elucidate other fundamental mysteries of our universe, mathematicians don’t usually need special labs and equipment or to pay participants in clinical trials.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 18 July 2025
What has made Superman endure culturally since 1938 is his humanity — his fallibility and compassion — a fact which Corenswet gets to elucidate in a moving, climactic speech.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 July 2025
Still, the impressive power of the book club might have been better elucidated if details about its impact in other Eastern Bloc countries were brought into the story.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elucidate
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Here, Renzi explains how long the doc was in the works, why family members didn’t participate, and how Marco of all people helped Sheen to get off crack.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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At a time when contentious words dominate our conversations—think insurrection and fascism and fake news and woke—the need for dictionaries to chronicle and explain language, and serve as its watchdog, has never been greater.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Later Cox said a person of interest was in custody and being interviewed, and clarified that the person was not the man booked on the obstruction charge.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Of the 118 valid responses from patients, 108 indicated the ChatGPT summaries clarified details about the original report.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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The timing, although likely coincidental, illustrated the dilemma Democrats currently face.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Still, Carney’s lyrical piece, a sort of prose poem-flash fiction hybrid, written from the point of view of an unborn baby, illustrates a womb space at once protective and cage-like.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The exhibit showcases promotional materials that demonstrate the film’s global impact.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Equally notable, the system moved seamlessly from low- to high-energy states on its own, demonstrating that its automatic adjustment isn’t just theory but a working feature.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Elucidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elucidate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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