1
as in evolution
the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
the elaboration of the Internet from an exclusive computer network into a worldwide communications network of colossal proportions
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as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
the eyewitness was deemed unreliable because of his obvious elaboration of what he had actually seen
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Ever since Abraham Darby switched to coal from wood more than three centuries ago, technological innovation has been central to every evolution in energy production.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025 -
Fertility connects perhaps the most significant decision any individual might make with unanswerable questions about our collective fate, so a theory of fertility is necessarily a theory of everything—gender, money, politics, culture, evolution.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The exaggeration and drama of every situation is a part of her daily living.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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But there's little transparency and some exaggeration surrounding the claims of the billions of dollars saved in less than a month.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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China’s efforts to build tech self-reliance and U.S. restrictions have supported the development of a homegrown ecosystem.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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Because the city of Buckeye does not have a designation of assured water supply, the North Star Ranch development will have to find its own source of water.—
Alexandra Hardle,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Each of these moments in history is a link in a chain of progress, each link forged by the sacrifices of those who came before.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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As progress was made in those areas, turnovers became an issue with the team combining for 47 giveaways in games against Marquette and St. John’s.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2025
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Fola comes across as the most sympathetic character, and the story, though not a first-person narrative, feels like it’s told from their perspective — which perhaps explains a slight tendency toward caricatures in the portrayals of other characters, especially Healy and Sandra.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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The caskets were displayed in front of a large banner that showed a caricature replicating antisemitic tropes of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with vampiric teeth and blood running down his face.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Centre-backs must offer some form of ball progression, through carries and/or passes.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Lewis explained watching her mom’s slow progression throughout the years has been hard.—
Sarah Baniak,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Elaboration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaboration. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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