Practicing expository writing will teach you to explain complex concepts clearly.
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Expository
//ɛkˈspɑzəˌtɔɹi//
Synonyms for "expository" (18 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Strong matches (5)
Related words (9)
Adjective(1 words)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 4 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἐκθετικός adj (serving to explain)
Dutch
2 entries- uitleggend adj (serving to explain)
- verklarend adj (serving to explain)
Maltese
1 entries- espożittiv adj (serving to explain)
Swedish
1 entries- förklarande adj (serving to explain)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The zombie scenes are reminiscent of what you might see on a show like The Walking Dead, short bursts of extreme violence and gore punctuating expository dialogue scenes where the survivors try to figure out how they’re going to get from point A to point B.
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The expository, nonmetaphorical lyrics to “Cop Killer” were dedicated to the Los Angeles Police Department: The narrator puts on black gloves and a ski mask, turns off the headlights of his car, and prepares to shoot himself some cops.
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