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as in detailed
made or done with great care or with much detail
elaborate festivities for the 200th anniversary of the town's founding
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as in thorough
including many small descriptive features
the elaborate world known as Middle Earth that J.R.R. Tolkien created in his richly imagined novels
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as in intricate
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
plans for a huge mall that will actually be an elaborate center for sports, entertainment, and shopping
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Recent Examples of elaborate
Matthew Haag, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
To accommodate for the costume and set changes, elaborate videos with an ongoing storyline — almost like a miniature K-drama — play at various points.
—Sara Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
In addition to sharing a photo of a dead Duo with X's over his eyes, Duolingo elaborated on his death Tuesday in the brand's extensive announcement.
—EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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At outdoor dining’s peak, there were nearly 13,000 permits issued for sheds outside restaurants — some costly and elaborate, others dingy huts that served as many rats as people.
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Bruno did not elaborate further on what CapRadio is reserving rights to.
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Howard Rosen, Fort Lauderdale Editor’s Note: The city has a detailed explanation of rate increases on its website at fortlauderdale.gov/Home/Components/News/News/7623/16.—
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For George's portrait, the 11-year-old took a step back, drawing his mother more detailed, sitting in a chair.—
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Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.—
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After a thorough makeover and the construction of seven new hotel rooms, The Viewpoint reopened in 2023.—
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These new platforms need to be able to embrace intricate supply chain data, real-time alerting, and complex decision-support tradeoffs.—
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Their songs contained more complex sounds, and the mice switched between those sounds in more intricate patterns.—
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At least four cameras are quietly watching, covert witnesses to the brutal assault that’s unfolding.—
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Denver city officials hope the nearly 10-mile project, which will unfold mostly along East Colfax Avenue, will improve the city’s transit options for residents, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and alleviate a congested corridor.—
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Construed as a pedagogical exercise more than entertainment, the film offers a deep reading into the complicated plurality of the populace that constitutes nations such as Germany.—
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Their final conflict goes down on Silver’s yacht in the middle of the open water, as Silver ridicules Kreese for his complicated relationship with Johnny.—
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The same scenario occurred in February 2021, when Democrats had full control of Congress and the presidency.—
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The Knicks’ ironman has dealt with right knee swelling at multiple points this season, making his absence noteworthy—especially after a full week off for the break.—
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That the aircraft impacted the ground so violently will no doubt complicate investigators' work, given the state of the physical evidence, Axios' Fitzpatrick adds.—
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Strong winds sweeping through L.A. continue to spread the wildfires as well as complicate containment, with the biggest blaze — the Palisades fire — only 11 percent contained, fire officials estimated.—
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And then steadily over time recruit and develop more technical players and evolve into a 3-2-4-1 with high possession and press.—
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Join 31 others in the comments View Comments Creamers are even evolving past liquids, with foams from Danone and Nestlé making their way onto shelves.—
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“Elaborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elaborate. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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