expounded

past tense of expound

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expounded
Verb
  • Another teacher explained to me that I can be paid 50% of my husband’s Social Security benefit instead.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • In countering those arguments, Blue Cross witnesses explained that the insurer was committed to paying for Louisianans’ health care and keeping costs low.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The 39-year-old also voiced his willingness to sit down with the former NBA MVP to work through their respective issues with one another in a productive manner.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Some handlers said Donkey, although playful like Perry, did not have much else in common with the character voiced by Eddie Murphy.
    Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, Wheal clarified that proposing at someone else's wedding is a different matter entirely.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • However, in a video on Out magazine’s Instagram, GLAAD’s Tony Morrison clarified its meaning.
    Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • According to the lawsuit the BOP has unlawfully treated credits earned under FSA as discretionary rather than a mandate clearly stated in the law.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As stated, Book was brought in for a visit and could be signed and added to the roster in the coming days depending on how the injury report shakes out for both Hurts and Pickett.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • An electric 4-1 win at Newcastle United in January also illustrated how exciting their courageous defensive approach can be.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • This dilemma is illustrated by the rivalry between Ajax and Odysseus over the armor of Achilles, as explored in Paul Woodruff’s book The Ajax Dilemma.
    Antonis Kocheilas, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That confirmation came nearly four months after Hill checked himself out of the game and then gave an infamous diatribe following the Dolphins’ season-ending loss to the New York Jets.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Plenty even gave me their own kitty stories too.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Seattle’s pursuit of veteran guard Will Fries in free agency demonstrated a willingness to be aggressive to address the interior of the line, and this would fit that approach.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • This was more history for the SEC, which demonstrated its superiority in November and has backed it up to date.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Expounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expounded. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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