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elaborate

[ih-lab-er-it, ih-lab-uh-rayt] / ɪˈlæb ər ɪt, ɪˈlæb əˌreɪt /




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He was often photographed posing alongside elaborate globes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

When I was a kid, I used to read “The Joy of Cooking” and imagine the elaborate parties I would someday throw for the friends I was certain adulthood would bring me.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the days leading up to Dussehra in northern India, performers wear elaborate costumes and make-up to stage Ramlila, the dramatic retelling of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

These days her Halloween costumes are often elaborate and prosthetic-heavy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Nathan untied the knot at the top of the bag and saw elaborate pieces of shiny jewelry.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

“It’s about our experience as being in the Armenian diaspora and exploring what that means to us,” McCreary elaborates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

When questioned on this by her guest, Queer Eye's Tan France, she elaborates on what she likes to cook.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

Instead, it thoughtfully elaborates on the stage show, which opened on Broadway in 2003.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

Gray elaborates by pointing out that when climate change raises sea levels, the impact will not be limited to people living on the coasts.

From Salon ● May 24, 2024

A note elaborates that Tío Alejandro was the one who used to own English saddle horses and taught you four girls to ride.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

On X, Mr. Coxon elaborated: He had worked for both OpenAI and Anthropic, and said “neither company is acting responsibly.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Brackney, in a statement to the BBC, elaborated and said the department always treats any pending death case as a "potential homicide" so that crucial evidence is not lost as police wait on autopsy results.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Dr. Stuart Weiss, a Manhattan endocrinologist, elaborated in an email: “Bigger muscles are not necessarily stronger.”

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026

He elaborated a little, calling lidar the wrong solution for self-driving cars, pointing out that humans drive with eyes and a brain, which is fundamentally Tesla’s approach to self-driving technology.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

But Krum glowered at him, and Harry, somehow struck anew by how tall Krum was, elaborated.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

"We have an idea for peace," he said, without elaborating.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Macron said it was a "very important moment" for relations between the two countries, adding that they would also discuss "new initiatives" in the Middle East, without elaborating.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

They point to management comments that the proposed listing process of Kunlunxin is continuing, without elaborating on the time frame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

"It's a difficult situation," she said, adding that the US federal government was "helping us out", without elaborating.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

"Besides, sometimes elaborating a little bit helps keep the ale flowing on a slow night."

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz


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