exculpatory

adjective

Definition of exculpatorynext
as in analytic

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Recent Examples of exculpatory The petition further accuses prosecutors of withholding exculpatory material, including internal FBI notes, grand jury records and information about Epstein’s properties and financial transactions. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025 During the trials, according to a Board of Bar Overseers report, the prosecutors were engaging in misconduct that included withholding exculpatory evidence and demonstrating racial bias against the defendant in emails. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025 An officer at the Gaston County Police Department received an exculpatory statement — but never disclosed it, according to the suit. — Ryan Oehrli august 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025 Other human factors contribute to wrongful imprisonment, and exculpatory DNA is not present in most cases. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exculpatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exculpatory
  1. analytic
  2. discursive
  3. explanatory
  4. interpretive
Adjective
  • Business leaders and referees alike need to balance the cognitive friction between human task evaluation and analytic precision.
    — Oded Netzer, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Empathy and active listening appear among the 10 core skills employers value most, alongside analytical thinking, resilience and creativity.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of analytic
Adjective
  • Like members of the Women’s Rights Convention, these outsiders often invoked the Declaration of Independence as a discursive weapon.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • But by the boulder the real action was social and discursive.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of discursive
Adjective
  • Several awards recognized accountability and explanatory reporting.
    — Bryce Martin, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • The Associated Press receives support from Charles Schwab Foundation for educational and explanatory reporting to improve financial literacy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of explanatory
Adjective
  • Lot is often described in the Qurʾān, and in subsequent interpretive traditions, in the role of condemning the men of Sodom for lusting after men rather than women.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
  • Of four interpretive signs at the park, used mostly by Brickell residents to walk their dogs, two have faded to illegibility.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of interpretive

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“Exculpatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exculpatory. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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