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serving to explain
the explanatory section has as its heading "What the New Tax Changes Mean"
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Recent Examples of explanatory
Read’s book is a great explanatory account of the industry, connecting big, nebulous ideas like neoliberalism to actual concrete things.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press receives support from Charles Schwab Foundation for educational and explanatory reporting to improve financial literacy.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Without the influence of biography, the work is not reduced to a set of explanatory coordinates and remains open to interpretation in a more expansive sense.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 6 Apr. 2026
The final selection included 59 images presented in sequence—two per page—without captions or any explanatory text.
—Vanity Fair, 26 Mar. 2026
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press receives support from Charles Schwab Foundation for educational and explanatory reporting to improve financial literacy.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Without the influence of biography, the work is not reduced to a set of explanatory coordinates and remains open to interpretation in a more expansive sense.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 6 Apr. 2026
The final selection included 59 images presented in sequence—two per page—without captions or any explanatory text.
—Vanity Fair, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explanatory
Adjective
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Emmie’s condition is an interpretative riddle for both her parents and the reader.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Will the academy troll Chalamet (and the rest of us) with an interpretative dance performance?—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Before any interpretive layer, the basic sonic patterns that people perceive depends on cultural experience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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And intriguing earthen mounds, built by prehistoric Native Americans more than 1,000 years ago, dot Greenwood Village interpretive site.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Ephemera is so often illustrative of the inner life of a character, a direct, beating correlative of the contents of their hearts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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All figures from these sources throughout this article should be treated as illustrative and educational, not as forecasts or recommendations.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explanatory. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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