elaboration

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In the WSJ interview, Trump moved the deadline to Tuesday, and on Sunday afternoon, without elaboration, Trump posted “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Lilly did not respond to a request for elaboration on the point.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Everything else is just elaboration on that basic plot.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2025

My response to “how’s work” has often dwindled to a simple “fine,” without much elaboration.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024

Some of these carvings suggest that the objects may have originated with the recognition and elaboration of some chance resemblance.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson