expand on/upon

phrasal verb

expanded on/upon; expanding on/upon; expands on/upon
: to speak or write about (something) in a more complete or detailed way : elaborate on
She declined to expand on her earlier statement.
Please expand on that idea.
Researchers will expand upon their data in a new study.

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Elden Ring Nightreign will expand on the original game's existing PvP and PvE systems, taking players back to the Lands Between. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 Naturally, Billboard’s monthly Reggae/Dancehall Fresh Picks column will not cover every last track, but our Spotify playlist — which is linked below — will expand on the 10 highlighted songs. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024 Steel’s campaign did not expand on the red-baiting accusations, but pointed to a previous letter to Tran that condemned his accusations that Steel wasn’t a refugee and didn’t flee communism. Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024 The tech company did not expand upon the exact cause of the widespread outages and declined to comment when asked over email. Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for expand on/upon 

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“Expand on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expand%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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