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also exegetic
as in illustrative
serving to explain
a new edition of Shakespeare with an abundance of exegetical commentary for the modern reader
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Recent Examples of exegetical
The book offers an exegetical study designed to strengthen believers in their understanding of biblical unity.
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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
As the text proceeds through this exegetical assembly line, the model incrementally builds up a sophisticated internal representation of what it’s being asked about.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
His book is mostly focused on this single text, moving through the poem line-by-line, a model of exegetical clarity.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2021
Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
As the text proceeds through this exegetical assembly line, the model incrementally builds up a sophisticated internal representation of what it’s being asked about.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
His book is mostly focused on this single text, moving through the poem line-by-line, a model of exegetical clarity.
—Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exegetical
Adjective
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Company examples are provided for illustrative purposes only.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This illustrative image shows antennas of the former Short Wave Issuing Center of Radio Nacional de Espana in Arganda Del Rey, near Madrid on April 1, 2023.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The back-up dancers captured interpretive elements of Carrión’s discography and demonstrated their skill and strength while performing gravity-defying breakdancing numbers and theatrical battle scenes.—
Rosy Alvarez,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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The pearl, in this analogy, is an interpretive reading.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Exegetical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exegetical. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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