flesh out
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Julanne Chidi Hill, Desiree Mee Jung, Adam J. Smith and Alexander Matos adroitly flesh out the world of a play that sets virtue and vice in neon opposition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
They spray confetti into the audience to punctuate their biggest songs, and add an honorary fifth member, Ryan Malcolm, to flesh out their sound with swells of keyboard and additional rhythm guitar.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Perhaps he’ll flesh out his views a bit more, but don’t count on a major reveal.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The latest tranche of emails released by the Justice Department flesh out the extent to which Epstein was involved in Core’s operations and his dealings with its owner, Jennie Enterprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
As I flesh out the day’s register, as I am tonight, I feel as if I am desperately prospecting for an alibi, one mine more than Kwang’s.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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