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elaborate

[ih-lab-er-it, ih-lab-uh-reyt] / ɪˈlæb ər ɪt, ɪˈlæb əˌreɪt /




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This elaborate evasion system includes a substantial amount of Iranian oil already at sea and far from the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But some entrepreneurs have also identified business opportunities, including food sellers who offer hungry drivers bread and bananas, or more elaborate meals of spicy biryani rice.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Instead, they're driving cars onto the campsite and creating an elaborate tent behind the car - with full-size beds, dressing rooms and even their own showers.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He can’t do high spinning kicks or elaborate gymnastics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

He began to make sculptures of plants, and the more elaborate he made them, the more it distracted his mind.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig




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