as in interpretive
serving to explain
fundamentalists who believe that the Bible means exactly what it says and thus requires no interpretative commentary
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illustrative
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This illustrative image from June 12 shows activists rallying outside Egypt's Journalists Syndicate in Cairo.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025 -
This illustrative image shows a Ukrainian drone operator pilots an attack drone near the southern frontline on February 21, 2024.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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“Interpretative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpretative. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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