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flesh

[flesh] / flɛʃ /




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Cosm’s entertainment offerings present the original film untouched in a frame that may shift around the screen, but accentuates it with supplemental, CGI content that helps flesh out environments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

During the debate over enforcement of the 15th Amendment, which invalidated racial restrictions on voting rights, the fiery abolitionist Wendell Phillips invoked Revels as “the Fifteenth Amendment in flesh and blood.”

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

"Think of it like a worm in an apple: the flesh is easy to penetrate, but the core is tough to chew through"

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Watching Salah in the flesh in a Conference League game against Freiburg, his pace has gone down a notch compared with his peak but the touch, quick feet and sheer quality is still there.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Like a character from one of her own stories made of ink and paper instead of flesh and blood.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

That earlier book floated an eye-catching thesis that Mr. Mandelbaum now fleshes out fully: that U.S. foreign policy is, indeed, distinctive, being “unusually ideological, unusually economic, and unusually democratic.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The film shares the same narrative structure as past versions but fleshes out sequences that necessitate more introspection to enhance the story’s already enchanting framework.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024

The board fleshes out detailed regulations based on laws enacted by the Legislature, with input from the public and state scientists.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

It fleshes out a world that feels rooted in the reality of Hong Kong’s nuanced politics around race and gender.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

A glance into the classrooms of the Los Angeles public school system, where my sons are being educated, fleshes out the abstract debates with the faces of children.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

There was a bit more detail on the plans for devolution – but there is much to be fleshed out.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Anthropic’s plan superficially is more fleshed out than Mr. Musk’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

By the 2000s, some franchises offered games that fleshed out or complemented the worlds depicted on the silver screen.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

Redmond has since fleshed out the Los Angeles version of the show, going deeper into stories and punching up the jokes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

At dark the hunters brought their catch into Coral Cove, and there on the beach the animals were skinned and fleshed.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

The luxurious hotel complex was proposed by Washington and Tehran, and their Pakistani and Qatari mediators, for the negotiations aimed at fleshing out their preliminary agreement on ending nearly four months of war.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

We’re all for peace-making, but this idea could use some fleshing out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

Sato spoke to Salon about fleshing out the role.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2025

Such playful bickering characterized the collaboration Gascón and Audiard developed over the yearlong process of fleshing out Emilia and her story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024

Anyone who tries to occupy this ‘best of both worlds’ position needs to face up to a further challenge, that of fleshing out the notion that nature pushes back.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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