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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Hatcher and Hendrickson flesh out that flashback by turning it into a case for Victorian-era sleuth Sherlock Holmes.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
One group had prototyped a new version of the scythe-wielding, skeleton-conjuring, corpse-exploding Necromancer from Diablo II, which the team then decided to flesh out and turn into a proper release.
—Jason Schreier, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
This topic needs to be fleshed out in training, Plaggemier said, but workplaces also need to develop better policies on employee use of AI, setting more rigid guidelines to protect their data and IP.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
For the moment, the AI virtual cell is little more than a twinkle in the eyes of an albeit influential group of researchers, who have begun to flesh out their plans.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
One group had prototyped a new version of the scythe-wielding, skeleton-conjuring, corpse-exploding Necromancer from Diablo II, which the team then decided to flesh out and turn into a proper release.
—Jason Schreier, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
This topic needs to be fleshed out in training, Plaggemier said, but workplaces also need to develop better policies on employee use of AI, setting more rigid guidelines to protect their data and IP.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
For the moment, the AI virtual cell is little more than a twinkle in the eyes of an albeit influential group of researchers, who have begun to flesh out their plans.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Flesh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20out. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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