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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
And even though there are stretches of stagey-sounding expository dialogue, the story manages to wheel along at a clip.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
There are mentions, traces, and shadows of it in letters from Milena to mutual friend and editor Max Brod, and by Kafka in his journals, but not in any significant, expository detail.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 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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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
There are mentions, traces, and shadows of it in letters from Milena to mutual friend and editor Max Brod, and by Kafka in his journals, but not in any significant, expository detail.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 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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Presenting her with the Lifetime Achievement Award on an evening dedicated to Anna Magnani creates an ideal bridge between two icons of cinema, united by a unique interpretive power and a rare ability to move audiences.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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The surrounding landscape was shaped by lava flows and erosion over millions of years, according to interpretive information posted throughout the park.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 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
Adjective
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San Francisco—which adopted Housing First in 2009—is illustrative, with 60 percent of its massive homelessness budget being spent on housing subsidies for the formerly homeless.—
Christopher Calton,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Their zone time in Game 6 was illustrative.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Expository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expository. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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