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serving to explain
an expository piece on the workings of the internal-combustion engine
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Recent Examples of expository
Bell and co-editor Alex Megaro limit expository information about the WTO and the anti-globalization movement to a short prologue.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
And even though there are stretches of stagey-sounding expository dialogue, the story manages to wheel along at a clip.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The film is obvious in telegraphing its spooky sequences and its expository ones.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
But the artifacts of the New Literalism seem to embrace mediation, even to double down on it with their supplementary signposts, historical snapshots, and expository tics.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
And even though there are stretches of stagey-sounding expository dialogue, the story manages to wheel along at a clip.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The film is obvious in telegraphing its spooky sequences and its expository ones.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
But the artifacts of the New Literalism seem to embrace mediation, even to double down on it with their supplementary signposts, historical snapshots, and expository tics.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expository
Adjective
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One of the night’s earliest auditions came from a barefoot interpretive dancer named Aggy, who attempted to tell a story entirely through movement and body language.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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The 30th anniversary open house includes interpretive stations at locations around the prairie, with attendees invited to bike, drive or hike from each trailhead to learn about the bison project, prairie restoration and how grazing and agriculture help restoration efforts.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
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
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For illustrative purposes, this could be set at a ballpark figure of $1,500 to $2,000 per day of military duty.—
Robert Krasner,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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The examples provided are hypothetical and for illustrative purposes only.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Expository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expository. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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