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as in expresses
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 explains
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 expounds
On this week’s episode of Good One, Gethard — whose latest special, A Father and the Sun, debuted this past September — expounds on these ideas by outlining what pursuing a creative career used to look like, where things went wrong, and where artists must go from here.
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Chris Gethard, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
His post makes no mention of upcoming future dates in the tour, nor expounds on the nature of the threat.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expounds
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Sam is a happy, 13-year-old who expresses himself through play.—
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At the 2026 Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles, Timothée Chalamet expresses his love and appreciation for girlfriend Kylie Jenner in his Best Actor acceptance speech.—
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As argued in his book Abundance, Ezra Klein explains how America's growth has been hindered by well-meaning regulations, permitting requirements, and veto points that have blocked affordable housing, infrastructure, and clean energy development.—
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In a statement to PEOPLE, Zirkelbach explains her position in the conflict.—
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Community member voices opposition, but withdraws Caryl Auslander, a lobbyist who said she's known Zay for several years, offered another option for state sandwich.—
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Putting more wind in the film’s sails, Domhnall Gleeson (The Paper), who voices the film, has officially come on as an exec producer.—
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Advertisement No country illustrates the region’s dilemma better than Brazil, Latin America’s largest democracy.—
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Andersen has also come up with a perfect ending, one that illustrates so much by saying so little.—
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That gives the car a one-to-one power-to-weight ratio, a figure usually reserved for modern hypercars.—
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Using music for change, a pair of winners gives children a voice through songwriting.—
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But the resulting blow-by-blow account neither clarifies much about what was going through their minds nor brings them to life as characters.—
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Legislators passed a law in 2024 that essentially specifies emotional support animals are not service dogs and clarifies that a dog must be trained or is being trained to perform tasks or work for a person with a disability is allowed.—
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Blending fun and function in consumer robotics Baby FuFu demonstrates a wider trend in consumer robotics, where usability and approachability take precedence over complexity.—
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Duwaji demonstrates that style can be commentary, an extension of thought, and a deliberate act of agency.—
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“Expounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expounds. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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