elaborate (on)

1
as in to exaggerate
to add to the interest of by including made-up details my friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure

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2
as in to develop
to express more fully and in greater detail the candidate for governor refused to elaborate on how she would balance the state's budget

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  • Forty-one percent of respondents said news outlets generally exaggerate the seriousness of global warming, which is up from 37% in 2024.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
  • This response is exaggerated in Raynaud's syndrome.
    Anju Goel, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • Lowering these hormones became a critical part of keeping the cancer from developing further.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Apr. 2025
  • To resolve this issue, researchers have been developing new ways to train machine learning algorithms with fewer labels.
    Eloy Geenjaar, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • Edwards had 41 and hit several clutch shots down the stretch to pad the lead.
    Kelly Iko, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Some pieces were padded to create an alien-like dropped and mutated proposition.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
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  • That’s the plan at the 49ers’ facility where workers are tearing out the lone artificial surface field in preparation of expanding the team’s grass practice fields.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In 2024, the league took concrete steps in that direction, expanding the number of international roster spots from five per team to seven.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • Invest In Enrichment: Use reliable external sources to supplement your data, helping improve segmentation and message relevance.
    Ryan Ferrier, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The main question posed at the meeting was whether schools could supplement the new curriculum with other platforms.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Elaborate (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaborate%20%28on%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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