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elaborate

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




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Christy orchestrates the elaborate stagecraft that sells the illusion of a bustling organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

And appliances that reduced some labor often raised the bar: more frequent washing, more cleaning, more elaborate meals, as University of Chicago home economics professor Hazel Kyrk described in “Economic Problems of the Family.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“The bigger question is, would we really be able to trust them to provide truthful information concerning the event even if they do decide to elaborate further?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

That finding suggests spouses may not need costly gym memberships or elaborate home workout equipment to experience the potential relationship benefits of being active together.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

All along the Western Front, German armies worked at strengthening their positions, digging elaborate systems of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglements and by batteries of machine guns and artillery.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

Whereas brat was about being loud and messy, demure is about being classy, considerate and, as Lebron elaborates, authentic.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2024

She acknowledges but barely elaborates on them, they claim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

Dr Neil Scott, medical adviser to the British Boxing Board of Control and consultant head and neck surgeon elaborates.

From BBC ● May 8, 2024

The meadow lark, with three hundred notes to work with, arranges these in phrases of three to six notes and elaborates fifty types of song.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Davis also elaborated on the shooting to the media, detailing information to reporters in interviews.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

In his few public appearances since taking office, Warsh has said the committee is committed to delivering price stability, but has not elaborated on how it would do so or when it may intervene.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

He has elaborated on the philosophy in a handful of recent public appearances, and he is writing a book—due out in October—to defend it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Prominent figures in the late 1980s and early 1990s elaborated on that argument in books and talk-show appearances.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

“Our prisoner has not yet elaborated on her own role as a wireless operator at the aerodrome at Maidsend.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

As many as 200 people with whom she may have had contact were under quarantine, the People of Baikal outlet added, without elaborating.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Our focus remains on finding a sustainable manufacturing solution for Brampton,” the spokeswoman said, without elaborating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

He said the Journal’s analysis presented “an incomplete picture of the claims outcomes of the vast majority of our customers,” without elaborating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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

Joe, conscious of the kids watching him over the rims of their Dixie cups, found himself elaborating on the things he remembered fondly.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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