explication

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Recent Examples of explication Criticism can be gruelling to write—all that explication! Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025 Presumably at some point the filmmakers will unlock CW’s mystery with some origin-story explication. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explication
Noun
  • To the uninitiated, this explanation might seem a little… off-kilter.
    James Factora, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
  • Aircraft, ammunition belts, bolts of fabric, mine-working, kilt-making, cement-mixing, nuns, saris and American football have all been marshaled as explanations.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How might her interpretation of the African diaspora, and her hallmark emotional openness, fit into the brand?
    Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Vogue’s Favorite Velvet Dresses While velvet’s heritage leans formal, modern interpretations push the fabric into fresh territory—think unexpected textures, colors, and silhouettes.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These illustrations offer a closer look at what’s been completed so far and what’s still to come.
    Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Explication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explication. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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