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serving to explain
the explanatory section has as its heading "What the New Tax Changes Mean"
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They’re all shot in an observational style, no talking heads or explanatory text or any of the other elements that some documentaries employ to guide audiences.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The possible explanatory layers overwhelm, and so there’s an honesty to how the series opts to focus on the devastation instead, fading out on the image of the Miller family torn apart and Eddie breaking down on Jamie’s bed.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Among the honors: Staff Writer Jack Harris placed in the top 10 for beat reporting for his work chronicling the Dodgers’ run to the 2024 World Series and in the top 10 in the explanatory category for an article examining the Dodgers’ role in MLB’s pitching injury epidemic.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The simple mindset shift is taking the world by storm, with Robbins' explanatory TikTok gathering over 19.7 million views alone.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The possible explanatory layers overwhelm, and so there’s an honesty to how the series opts to focus on the devastation instead, fading out on the image of the Miller family torn apart and Eddie breaking down on Jamie’s bed.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Among the honors: Staff Writer Jack Harris placed in the top 10 for beat reporting for his work chronicling the Dodgers’ run to the 2024 World Series and in the top 10 in the explanatory category for an article examining the Dodgers’ role in MLB’s pitching injury epidemic.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
The simple mindset shift is taking the world by storm, with Robbins' explanatory TikTok gathering over 19.7 million views alone.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for explanatory
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“Explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explanatory. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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