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as in evolutions
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 exaggerations
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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Noun
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On the opposite end of the spectrum, most Republicans, 71 percent, view those statements as exaggerations.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
12 Dec. 2024 -
Drake’s stardom is, seemingly in Lamar’s eyes, hollow, built on a foundation of falsehoods, or at least exaggerations, and done without principles.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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Each decade has its own indelible character; at the beginning of a new one journalists hold an unofficial contest to try to be the first to characterize, and more importantly name, the latest developments in our culture.—
Jim Greer,
SPIN,
24 Dec. 2024
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Lucas said the developments in AI are happening so quickly that if companies are slow to adopt the technology properly, the risks are existential.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
23 Dec. 2024
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His signature production style — the glistening synth chord progressions that doused early OF releases in a cartoon-like technicolor — arrived subdued beneath a moodier sonic register.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2024
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Currently, bill progressions have slowed or halted entirely following the conclusion of legislative sessions in most states.—
Trans Formations Project,
Them,
4 Oct. 2024
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In the past, the attraction’s down time has been used not only to prepare a new figure representing the incoming president but also for maintenance on its existing figures or enhancements to the structure.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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Delta executives announced the YouTube deal and other flight-experience enhancements to its Delta Sync platform as the aviation giant gave an expansive presentation Tuesday evening at the Sphere in Las Vegas, in connection with the Consumer Electronics Show.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Elaborations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaborations. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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