epexegeses

noun

plural of epexegesis
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  1. comments
  2. annotations
  3. translations
  4. commentaries
  5. glosses
  6. exegeses
  7. road maps
  8. paraphrases
Noun
  • The onstage comments triggered a wave of backlash from the media and fans alike as their songs were pulled from country radio stations and American audiences boycotted the Chicks’ shows.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Judging from their comments, some people didn’t know their voting habits can be seen by anyone.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of comments
Noun
  • Many of the stanzas came with dates or annotations, but not this one.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Additional tools include customizable watermarks, annotations, password protection, and interactive PDF forms.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of annotations
Noun
  • Short translations and essays have appeared in Two Lines Journal, Berlin Quarterly, Los Angeles Review of Books, FENCE, and elsewhere.
    — Léo Keler, The Dial, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Among his latest publications are articles on the ancient Greek novel, translations of Korean and Indonesian fiction, including Intan Paramaditha’s Apple and Knife, and an analysis of contemporary short stories in North Korea.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of translations
Noun
  • My irritation was not with the charge itself but with how some of the commentaries about it invoked as evidence Vance’s wish to be buried in the country graveyard where generations of his ancestors already rest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of commentaries
Noun
  • Imbolc is a celebration referenced in one tenth-century legend (The Wooing of Emir), and in Cormac’s Glossary, a ninth-century manuscript containing explanations and glosses of about 14,000 Irish words.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Gersting also thought that copper, the color that ruled last fall, will continue its reign, as will low-maintenance glosses.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of glosses
Noun
  • Beckert has evidently assessed the consumer landscape—a sluggish demand for exegeses of feudalism, a frothy bubble for tracts that put capitalism in its place—and banked on product-market fit.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of exegeses
Noun
  • Today's commerce technology road maps ask whether an AI can complete a purchase.
    — Michael Quoc, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Shell Oil road maps of the 1950s are a useful example of maps as marketing.
    — Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
Definition of road maps
Noun
  • Some of the suspects try to minimize their actions with euphemisms or paraphrases; others do so with explanations that the prosecutors find utterly implausible.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of paraphrases
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