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The most elucidating superimposes a Pietà by Anne-Louis Girodet, David’s little-known pupil, over David’s “Marat.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Their ineptitude complicates the journey, elucidating misconnections and cross-cultural exchanges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

As a writer and director, Baker has dedicated much of his career to elucidating the subtleties of figures like Ani who are often relegated to the background.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024

Those include elucidating the molecular mechanisms that drive the development of CRC and identifying biomarkers for diagnosis and disease progression.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

Instead she heard her mother, Euphrosyne Stephanides, speaking in this very cocoonery years ago, elucidating the mysteries of silkworms—“To have good silk, you have to be pure,” she used to tell her daughter.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides