as in interpretive
serving to explain
an expository piece on the workings of the internal-combustion engine
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Here, that means that violent crime is deployed titillatingly, and character detail evoked nicely through performance is often, then, thuddingly restated in expository dialogue.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2023
Part of that can be attributed to the tendency to tidy up Big Conversations with pat remarks and swift expository dialogue.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2022
Despite its first act telegraphing too much via expository dialogue, the rest of the script weaves together subtleties that light up magically throughout.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
The film’s more expository patches, in conjunction with DP Amath Niane’s bright lighting and head-on compositions, can tend toward the televisual.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2023
Part of that can be attributed to the tendency to tidy up Big Conversations with pat remarks and swift expository dialogue.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2022
Despite its first act telegraphing too much via expository dialogue, the rest of the script weaves together subtleties that light up magically throughout.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
The film’s more expository patches, in conjunction with DP Amath Niane’s bright lighting and head-on compositions, can tend toward the televisual.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expository
illustrative
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And yet, in certain ways, the film doesn’t go as deep as Orwell’s observations; its choice of illustrative material generally hews to contemporary party lines, even while showcasing wise words that render such distinctions all but meaningless.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Drawing a line between Merrill’s performance and the team’s results the past week, however, would be illustrative of nothing.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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“Expository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expository. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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