as in unfolding
to gradually become clearer or more detailed
as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated
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Recent Examples of elaborating
Based on those criteria, two minors were returned to Italy on an Italian boat, local media reported without elaborating.
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Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
China’s Ministry of Finance had hinted at plans to increase the fiscal deficit on Saturday, without elaborating on the scale of such support at the time.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
The diocese released a video and a letter on Monday featuring Dolan elaborating how the plan’s January start coincides with the Roman Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
The Lebanese Health Ministry said 22 people were killed and 117 others wounded, without elaborating on their identities.
—Bilal Hussein, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety The Cluster is elaborating a strategic plan to define its priorities which have been defined in four blocks, Berdones added.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024
The Beatles star continued, elaborating on how his fatherhood role has changed now that his kids are all adults.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
In October 2020, the Federal Reserve and the OCC fined Citi about $400 million in penalties – which the company agreed to pay and ordered the bank to craft a plan elaborating on its goals for improving its operational issues.
—Rachel Dalloo, Quartz, 3 Oct. 2024
The Israeli military said seven soldiers were killed in two Hezbollah attacks in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, without elaborating.
—Samy Magdy, The Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2024
Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
China’s Ministry of Finance had hinted at plans to increase the fiscal deficit on Saturday, without elaborating on the scale of such support at the time.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
The diocese released a video and a letter on Monday featuring Dolan elaborating how the plan’s January start coincides with the Roman Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
The Lebanese Health Ministry said 22 people were killed and 117 others wounded, without elaborating on their identities.
—Bilal Hussein, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety The Cluster is elaborating a strategic plan to define its priorities which have been defined in four blocks, Berdones added.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024
The Beatles star continued, elaborating on how his fatherhood role has changed now that his kids are all adults.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
In October 2020, the Federal Reserve and the OCC fined Citi about $400 million in penalties – which the company agreed to pay and ordered the bank to craft a plan elaborating on its goals for improving its operational issues.
—Rachel Dalloo, Quartz, 3 Oct. 2024
The Israeli military said seven soldiers were killed in two Hezbollah attacks in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, without elaborating.
—Samy Magdy, The Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elaborating
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In the story, a girl named Rose is beaten semi-regularly, the punishment unfolding as a kind of ritualized performance with distinct stages.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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In fact, deeper relationship with your family may already be unfolding over the course of the next 15 years.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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Not just not to get injured, but also to become a better athlete and keep evolving, which is very different.Geoff Scott, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Reflecting on the changing landscape of Indian cinema in 2024, Dhawan underlines the evolving audience expectations.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
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At the core of the company’s operation is the aim of developing the technological skills of all sorts of large organizations using AI.Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Research published in August in BMC Ecology and Evolution now shows that rainfall also affects the developing baby turtle.Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Relying on the philanthropic support of the Murdoch Institute, the work is progressing rapidly and has been shown to be effective already in mice, pigs and sheep.Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Local laws, such as New York's Local Law 97, are further driving the need for more aggressive energy-efficiency measures, ensuring that cities continue progressing toward their decarbonization goals.Thomas Grizzetti, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Elaborating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaborating. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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