When I looked at the explanatory notes under the posts list I realized what was causing it.
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Explanatory
/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/
Synonyms for "explanatory" (143 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Noun(19 words)
alibiinganalyze readingappositiveatomic modelattributable fractioncausal adjectivecausal pathwaycharacterizing individualsclarifying questionclassroom casecommentarycommentatingcontaining examplesdefiningdefining termdefinitional extensiondemonstratingdemonstration modeldemonstration rod
Adjective(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
clarifying phrasing
Strong matches (43)
Adjective(16 words)
descriptive adjectivedescriptive categorydescriptive category labeldescriptive datadescriptive featuresdescriptive lawdescriptive measuredescriptive propertydescriptive ratingdescriptive statisticsdescriptive term labeldescriptive term usagedescriptive word formdescriptive word usagedescriptive wordsexplainable
Noun(11 words)
descriptive englishdescriptive phrasedescriptive termdescriptive term categorydescriptive text without numbersdescriptive word categorydescriptive word studydisabusingdisrobingexample paragraphexplicating
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (71)
Adjective(27 words)
expository essay sampleexpository writing promptilluminatingillustrative caseillustrative dataillustrative diagramillustrative eventillustrative exampleinformationalinformational signinformational writinginformativeinstructionalinstructiveinterpreted speechinterpretive analysisinterpretive frameworksinterpretive notesliterary illustrationmath problem example
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natural language reasoningpedagogical conceptpedagogical languagereasoning-basedtextual illustrationtheoretical unitworked example
Noun(30 words)
expository writing developmentexpoundingfrench descriptifglossingguiding abilityillustratinginforminginstructional exampleinterpretive panelinterpretive viewjustifyinglearning concept approachlingüístico descriptivolooking glassmodel buildingmodel think-aloudmore descriptivemore illustrativemore informationalmost pedagogical
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nonfiction bookpointing wordproblem-solutionresearch artsample vialsolution sampleteaching model demonstrationtheory basedtoy-model frameworkunraveling
Verb(1 words)
perform descriptive analysis
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6 entriesexplanatory chartexplanatory diagramexplanatory noteexplanatory paragraphexplanatory textexplanatory video
Inflections
2 entriesmore explanatorymost explanatory
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2 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Is the drawing quite explanatory?
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Convulsion followed convulsion, till they closed in death, without her being able to utter a word explanatory of the fatal scene.
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It's not like it's supposed to be a summary; aren't you leaving out too many explanatory details?
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