elaboration
Example Sentences
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“Time’s Second Arrow” is an elaboration and defense of that controversial article.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Roberts wondered whether that phrasing itself suggested confusion, either by counsel or by the trial judge, about whether the objection was then being made or merely marked for later elaboration.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
“No,” he said without hesitation or further elaboration.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Lilly did not respond to a request for elaboration on the point.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
There is reason to believe that recollection was an ex post facto elaboration; those on the scene recall a sensation more suggestive of relief and euphoria in the air.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing elaboration
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 3
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Common Core Grade 6, List 3
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 3
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