elaborate
adjective
worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness.
have been elaborating
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present perfect progressiveof elaborate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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And while we have been elaborating and garnishing the frame, we have forgotten, neglected, disfigured the picture.
From The Simple Life by Mary Louise Hendee
Ever since then—it was three months ago—I have been elaborating this Dedication.
From Certain Personal Matters by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Which we have been elaborating and trusting all our lives!...
From Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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