elaborate
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Eleven Irish traditional musicians stood side-by-side in elaborate costumes, some meeting for the first time only hours before the performance.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Is this an elaborate way to lean into the show’s premise?
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Unsurprisingly, this deeply appealed to me, a woman who has apparently spent the week finding increasingly elaborate excuses to use her mini blender.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
The study warns that conspiracy theories may also become more elaborate when AI companions help users build increasingly complex explanations around them.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
His elaborate ruse worked, even though Washington was certainly breaking the letter of the law.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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