as in interpretation
a statement that makes something clear
a psychobiography that purports to be the definitive exegesis of the late president's character
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Recent Examples of exegesis
When Congress speaks on constitutional affairs, this democratic legitimacy wields an authority that the Court’s rarefied exegesis cannot match.
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Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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
From true crime mania to the leftist backlash against urban gentrification and corporate greed, the themes are timely, salient, and well incorporated, if also a touch pretentious (Freud’s death drive gets an extended exegesis).
—Judy Berman, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Yale Divinity School’s curriculum often prioritizes social justice over biblical exegesis, a shift that would likely dismay its benefactors.
—The Rev. Jake Dell, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
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Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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
From true crime mania to the leftist backlash against urban gentrification and corporate greed, the themes are timely, salient, and well incorporated, if also a touch pretentious (Freud’s death drive gets an extended exegesis).
—Judy Berman, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Yale Divinity School’s curriculum often prioritizes social justice over biblical exegesis, a shift that would likely dismay its benefactors.
—The Rev. Jake Dell, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exegesis
Noun
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Modern Deco interpretations can lean a bit more minimalist, but often still include bold colors.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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For more than a century, that interpretation shaped both textbook and casual medical wisdom.—
Lilia Goncharova,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Eric Musselman sat behind a microphone at the bitter end of a bitter regular season for USC, armed only with the same explanations for how a once-hopeful season could come so undone.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Some of the specific explanations the CIA had used were just crazy.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Shopping market editor Kate McGregor is a sucker for Liz Rowland’s quirky illustrations.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
6 Mar. 2026
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Effler is best known for creating the annual Bockfest posters and illustrations.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Exegesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exegesis. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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