Thesaurus results for EXPOSITORY

expository

adjective

ik-ˈspä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of expository

as in interpretive

serving to explain an expository piece on the workings of the internal-combustion engine

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Recent Examples of expository But as his novel goes on, nighttime scenes and vivid memories are replaced by exchanges of purely expository dialogue, which seeks to explain to the reader, point by point, the book’s ghostly developments. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 Moments of great power are interspersed with long expository stretches of clangor and connivance. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026 There’s also good dialogue—witty and world-building, instead of merely expository. — Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 Berling’s Henri, especially, suffers from the film’s disinterest in anyone aside from its central figure; a key scene between him and Gabrielle lays out their history in clumsy expository snippets. — Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for expository

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Another project would involve replacing 17 wayside exhibits at backcountry trailheads and three in the Cottonwood Spring area and adding three new interpretive wayside exhibits on the Mastodon Peak Loop.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
This can be true, but only when the interpretive capability around those signals is developing alongside them.

— Dhiraj Adya, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of interpretive

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Another way this plays out in the book is in my analysis of how re-translators often echo or follow one another, rather than looking afresh at the interpretative possibilities of the originals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
The effects of such abstemiousness are less clear, though a pair of new movies point in two very different interpretative directions.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of interpretative

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Statistics or dollar amounts are supported but illustrative, not promises.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
The widespread response to the disaster is illustrative of the relationship between Nepal’s public and private sectors in this time of transition.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

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