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 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 Yet the book medium, which favors the expository side of Paglen’s practice, can make his artworks feel subordinate to his research. — Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026 Because Zendaya plays young women, these women still have parents, and the actors cast to play her parents—which is to say her history, the expository reasons for her Blackness—typically flit in and out of the background, there to signify and do nothing else. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026 Bell and co-editor Alex Megaro limit expository information about the WTO and the anti-globalization movement to a short prologue. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for expository

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The central legal debate in the last stretch leading up to Mangione’s trial has revolved around who will get to participate in this perhaps futile—though understandable—interpretive exercise.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
There’s no charge to visit Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, home to an interpretive center and walking trails.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of interpretive

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The nonprofit is dedicated to promoting forest conservation efforts through exhibits, with interpretative trails around the site that venture through lush forest canopies.

— Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
When subtle interpretative differences compound over months and miles, your original vision becomes unrecognizable on the front lines.

— Peter Ross, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of interpretative

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The stunning indictment of Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota last week marked another illustrative example of the position’s outsized power, according to one top lawmaker.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
Marcus Rashford’s acquisition in January 2025 served as an illustrative example.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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