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expatiate on someone or something

to say or write many words about someone or something. She expatiated endlessly on the evils of tobacco. I have heard you expatiate on Harry quite enough, thank you.

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Barack Obama just had the worst week since his beloved pastor, Jeremiah Wright, decided to expatiate on black liberation theology at the National Press Club. Mr. Obama, Welcome to the NFL! by Pat Buchanan / Creators.com Reasonably enough, when politicians expatiate on the dangers of video games, video-game players are apt to ask if they have ever actually played one. I'm game for Grand Theft Auto. You should be too by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Kirkpatrick the cover and 8,000 words in October to expatiate on "The Evangelical Crackup. Ascension: Amy Sullivan says that the era of the religious left has ... by Baumann, Paul / Washington Monthly More results

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Barack Obama just had the worst week since his beloved pastor, Jeremiah Wright, decided to expatiate on black liberation theology at the National Press Club.

Mr. Obama, Welcome to the NFL! by Pat Buchanan / Creators.com

Reasonably enough, when politicians expatiate on the dangers of video games, video-game players are apt to ask if they have ever actually played one.

I'm game for Grand Theft Auto. You should be too by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

Kirkpatrick the cover and 8,000 words in October to expatiate on "The Evangelical Crackup.

Ascension: Amy Sullivan says that the era of the religious left has ... by Baumann, Paul / Washington Monthly

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