Thesaurus results for ELABORATING

elaborating

verb

present participle of elaborate

as in unfolding

to gradually become clearer or more detailed as mankind's understanding of the universe has elaborated

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Recent Examples of elaborating Including those at the barracks, more than 30 people have been killed in recent days, Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said, without elaborating. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 15 July 2026 The dialectically deft characters in his movies aren’t talking heads but talking bodies, elaborating a world of cultural and rhetorical elegance from the sublimation of lust and the dream of love. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 After some behind-the-scene friction on Stranger Things, which Harbour and Brown have both acknowledged without elaborating on details, the two appear to have patched things up. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 June 2026 Judge Weeks warned Daniel to limit his statement only to what the defense intends to prove after Daniel spent a significant portion of the statement elaborating on King’s background as an Army policeman, and his work with then-governor George Bush. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026 The Pentagon confirmed the crash to USA TODAY without elaborating on what led up to the incident. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Iranian state media, relying on foreign reporting, acknowledged the crash, without elaborating. — CBS News, 9 June 2026 Iranian state television reported the sound of explosions heard in Isfahan, Karaj, Tabriz and Tehran, without immediately elaborating. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 Iranian state television reported the sound of explosions being heard in Isfahan, Karaj, Tabriz and Tehran, without immediately elaborating. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for elaborating

Verb

That repression is unfolding alongside the severe aid cuts, with overall humanitarian funding for Afghanistan falling nearly 70 percent since 2022.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
The current outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus, is unfolding in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfolding

Verb

The town says the project would bring new multifamily housing to the site, though the plans have been evolving and were still being finalized earlier this year.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Ukraine is now developing faster interceptor drones and bolstering air defenses to counter this evolving threat, highlighting a continuous adaptation race in drone warfare.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of evolving

Verb

The company has partnered with a fund manager licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to establish the Silver Media Fund, an institutional-grade media investment vehicle focused on developing and financing scalable IP.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
The director, Andrew Patterson, spent years developing the project as the follow-up to his celebrated 2019 debut, The Vast of Night.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of developing

Verb

Trapilo is progressing well, and Johnson wouldn’t rule out his return to practice by the end of preseason.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
One of the more unusual aspects of the collaboration is that both Formula One releases carry the same 16-year age statement rather than progressing to a different age.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026