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as in explanatory
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as in uplifting
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as in educating
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
a family-oriented show that tried to edify the television audience as well as entertain it
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Recent Examples of edifying
Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2025
But the Drama is also equally thrilling and edifying, much like the experience of witnessing Cardi’s rise and watching her maneuver celebrity, heartbreak and beef at the highest level.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
This may have been a low point, but not even the more edifying moments of the discussion shed much light on the essential conflict between Brustein’s commitment to integration and Wilson’s appeal for separatism.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
But the fact that the two situations are being compared does not make the comparison very edifying.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 Jan. 2023
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Adjective
Another edifying history book to recently hit shelves is not a doorstop volume like Lepore’s, but a slender posthumous collection of speeches, essays, and unpublished musings by David McCullough.
—Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2025
But the Drama is also equally thrilling and edifying, much like the experience of witnessing Cardi’s rise and watching her maneuver celebrity, heartbreak and beef at the highest level.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
This may have been a low point, but not even the more edifying moments of the discussion shed much light on the essential conflict between Brustein’s commitment to integration and Wilson’s appeal for separatism.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
But the fact that the two situations are being compared does not make the comparison very edifying.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edifying
Adjective
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The strangest glitch was the way the supposedly reddish color of the opening and closing words of Blade Runner 2049’s opening explanatory text took on a distinctly brown tone.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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His work blends data-visualization with explanatory graphics and motion graphics, covering everything from breaking news to politics to sports.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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When used properly, AI can help in uplifting ways.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Colbert, meanwhile, celebrated his last episode of The Late Show with an uplifting sendoff that made no mention of Trump at all.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Classrooms in turmoil On Sundays after church, community members used to stop and commend Kimberly Huffman for educating local kids about the Constitution.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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While there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to educating consumers about cotton, Sylvester said what Cotton Incorporated has built with LoveShackFancy—and continues to build across its partnership portfolio—is proof that consumer marketing for a fiber works.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Questions remain about parade security planning Kansas City Police officials have not publicly provided a detailed explanation of how the 2024 Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting unfolded despite a large law enforcement presence.—
Ben Wheeler
May 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Sergei Bobrovsky The free-agent pool of goalies this summer isn’t inspiring.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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That experience confirmed Lean’s boredom with studio shoots and his hunger to work outside in inspiring locations.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
Verb
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But Taraborrelli believes that revisiting a moment in time when Jackson and his music became a cultural phenomenon, as well as enlightening new generations to his otherworldliness as an entertainer, should be a reason for unity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Beto O’Rourke, thank you so much for joining The David Frum Show and for enlightening us about Texas today.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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By extension, the copious amount of money that flowed to college football is what made a player’s time on campus plush, but that also kept players in good standing economically long after their collegiate (and NFL, if fortunate) playing days ended.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Artificial intelligence is being integrated for copious tasks including but not limited to data analytics, picking merchandise in warehouses, orchestrating last-mile delivery, planning fabric cutting, customer service and product recommendations and discovery.—
SJ STAFF,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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California’s housing reforms in recent years have been among the most comprehensive in the country.—
Christina Mojica,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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The coach declares her team’s strategies as the best and most comprehensive in the country.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Edifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edifying. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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