expand on/upon
phrasal verb
expanded on/upon; expanding on/upon; expands on/upon
: to speak or write about (something) in a more complete or detailed way : elaborate on
She declined to expand on her earlier statement.
Please expand on that idea.
Researchers will expand upon their data in a new study.
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Hulu declined to expand on its initial statements from Sunday, but Deadline spoke with nearly a dozen streaming experts about the outages, including people familiar with the workings of Disney’s tech stack.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
That would be to expand on the fascination created over the issue of China in Panama and the control of the Communist Party of the canal.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Excited to see how the Extraction universe will expand on the small screen?
—Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 20 Feb. 2025
Like are you guys overworked somehow to not be able to expand on this?
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
That would be to expand on the fascination created over the issue of China in Panama and the control of the Communist Party of the canal.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Excited to see how the Extraction universe will expand on the small screen?
—Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 20 Feb. 2025
Like are you guys overworked somehow to not be able to expand on this?
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for expand on/upon
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“Expand on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expand%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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