spell out
verb
spelled out; spelling out; spells out
1
: to make plain
spelled out the orders in detail
2
: to write or print in letters and in full
numbers are to be spelled out
Examples of spell out in a Sentence
the dating applicant spelled out exactly what she wanted in a man
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Nitin Sekar, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
Since 2009, federal law requires sellers of new nicotine products to provide regulators with scientific evidence to show that the products would promote public health, but the statute does not spell out specifically what evidence is necessary and sufficient.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
And so the council went ahead with the process spelled out in the city charter that would allow Platt to request a public hearing on his future, Robinson acknowledged at the regular Friday morning meeting of the Urban Summit.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
The White House has not spelled out formally which department functions could be handed off to other departments or eliminated altogether.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Spell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spell%20out. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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