1
as in to express
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
a rambling interview in which the celebrated author expounds his views on an array of topics
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as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
at the start of the trial the judge expounded the legal difference between libel and slander to the jury
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Recent Examples of expound
President Vjosa Osmani of Kosovo brought up Russia's history of breaking peace agreements and expounded on how NATO and USAID has helped her country.
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Huo Jingnan, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Hendrickson, who is a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, expounded more about his faith in the post-match media availability with reporters.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
The Captain America star further expounded on his relationship with his sons, such as his belief in the importance of instilling positive values and manners as their father.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Combined with David Ricardo (1772-1823), another influential British economist who expounded on the benefits of free trade with his theory of comparative advantage, by the mid-19th century laissez-faire became the central tenet to what was then a burgeoning discipline: economics.
— Made By History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
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Huo Jingnan, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Hendrickson, who is a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, expounded more about his faith in the post-match media availability with reporters.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
The Captain America star further expounded on his relationship with his sons, such as his belief in the importance of instilling positive values and manners as their father.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Combined with David Ricardo (1772-1823), another influential British economist who expounded on the benefits of free trade with his theory of comparative advantage, by the mid-19th century laissez-faire became the central tenet to what was then a burgeoning discipline: economics.
— Made By History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expound
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Burroughs has expressed concerns that potential Harvard students abroad have been unable to obtain new visas since last week.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter expressed her solidarity with the local population as emergency services warned people the area was hazardous and urged them to stay away, closing off the main road into the valley.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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That pride helps explain why fighting bulls eat so well.—
Chang W. Lee,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Nivola in Lochlan’s season-ending near-death experience and Koch in a one-take episode in which Erik explains to his attorney the abuse within the Menendez household.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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The veteran safety recently voiced his frustrations on social media after hearing his former defensive coordinator discuss the offseason trade that sent shockwaves across Philly.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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During the May 15 oral arguments, none of the justices voiced support for the Trump administration’s theory that the president’s order is consistent with the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause and past Supreme Court decisions about that provision.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Use these prompts to clarify thinking, then test insights through actual leadership situations.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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While the wording from Van Duyne appeared to suggest that SBA funds would only be available to U.S. citizens, rather than businesses under foreign or undocumented ownership, the bill itself clarified that green card holders would be eligible to apply.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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But there are few substitutes for availability, and no player has given more to Spurs this season than Porro.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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In the first instance, Annapolis needs to give Baltimore City full control over its own tax rates.—
Daniel Brennan,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2025
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However, as one family’s experience illustrates, the story of the Great Wealth Transfer is far more complex.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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To illustrate the scale of this complexity, Lin explains that there can be seemingly endless ticket combinations for trips between Los Angeles and London.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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Not least the fact that clubs other than City will be monitoring Gibbs-White’s position, with the 26-year-old England international having demonstrated his value emphatically again during a season in which Forest pushed for a top-five finish for many months.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Other journalists had excoriated McCarthy earlier, in print and on the radio, but Murrow met the medium and the moment in 1954, demonstrating the senator’s smear tactics and stirring a severe public backlash.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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“Expound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expound. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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