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Recent Examples of exposition Is that a conversation that is likely to take place or is that exposition for the benefit of the audience? Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025 In fact, the apparent back-and-forth between the patently obvious and the perversely obscure may be an appropriate technique for a book that is, after all, a prolonged exposition of the hidden logic of the most evident feature of our social world, namely that everything is for sale. Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 The plot veers through various sidetracking convolutions and there is more exposition than necessary tied to supplementary characters. Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025 Working mostly in grand scale, in estates in Palm Beach or tropical getaways in the Bahamas or hotels like the Four Seasons Surfside in Miami, Fernando’s gardens are expositions on order, balance and harmony. Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exposition
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Noun
  • The addition to the west will not only include exhibit space, but a new restaurant and theater space whose views open to the south lawn.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Asawa’s own words posted throughout the exhibit reflect the simplicity of her genius.
    Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Whatever might be inferred from these changes, her findings are now cited in commentary about the Gospel of John and have inspired a lively debate in current scholarship.
    Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After a brief explanation of the challenge and its purpose, the group will hike in Lyonia Preserve and submit photos that will be used to document the biodiversity of Volusia County.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The company didn’t offer a clear explanation, but noted that much has changed since Google first announced its plan to phase out cookies in 2019.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The exhibitions for Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary sales open May 2 and run through May 15 at the house’s York Avenue galleries.
    Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The exhibition, which opens tonight, is on view through June 21.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Student loan delinquency rates spiked once monthly payments resumed – one analysis found roughly 9 million borrowers fell behind on their debt within months of payments restarting.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The analysis also offers new insights into broader lifestyle and relational shifts in Irish Neolithic society.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Civil rights activists said the law and its broader interpretation to include women and other minority groups has made a difference in public sector jobs, including in agencies like fire departments where women had sometimes been denied access.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But Andrade said that Sheeran’s interpretation of the law is questionable at best.
    Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This follows years where the display wasn’t allowed by the National Park Service under then-President Joe Biden.
    Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Six are recent donations or loans to the museum from descendants of the Austen family that are going on public display for the first time.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cabrera did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
    Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
  • An attorney who represented Schiele in the case did not respond to a request for comment Thursday.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Exposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exposition. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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