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expository
adjective
ex·pos·i·to·ry ik-ˈspä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: of, relating to, or containing exposition
Synonyms
Example Sentences
an expository piece on the workings of the internal-combustion engine
Recent Examples on the Web In the show’s pivotal fourth episode, though, it’s Luis Gerardo Méndez who swoops in with a deftly funny performance in a part that could easily devolve into expository nonsense, but instead anchors the entire show. 
Caroline Framke, Variety, 28 July 2022 In a final aria — an oasis of expressive, elegant poetry from Smith, after so much expository prose — Patience dismisses the possibility of choosing either past or future. New York Times, 22 July 2022 But for all its high-energy dance sequences and explosive visual effects, The Umbrella Academy’s latest chapter operates more like a slow burn than an expository dump. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 23 June 2022 But their lack of chemistry, coupled with the absence of expository messages, instead leads to confusion over why Nick would bother with Frances, and vice versa. Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 18 May 2022 Both pay lip service to it in clunky expository speeches that conveniently arise. Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Mar. 2022 Later, seeing Reynolds and Ruffalo trade fours doing Aaron Sorkin-style walk-and-talks full of expository blah-blah is satisfying in a different way. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2022 Enlarge / One of the only expository cutscenes in the game comes right at the start. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022 Where the 2017 posts were filled with Socratic questions, the later posts were more declarative and expository, with heavy use of exclamation points and words written in all capital letters. New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022 See More
Caroline Framke, Variety, 28 July 2022 In a final aria — an oasis of expressive, elegant poetry from Smith, after so much expository prose — Patience dismisses the possibility of choosing either past or future. New York Times, 22 July 2022 But for all its high-energy dance sequences and explosive visual effects, The Umbrella Academy’s latest chapter operates more like a slow burn than an expository dump. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 23 June 2022 But their lack of chemistry, coupled with the absence of expository messages, instead leads to confusion over why Nick would bother with Frances, and vice versa. Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 18 May 2022 Both pay lip service to it in clunky expository speeches that conveniently arise. Courtney Howard, Variety, 29 Mar. 2022 Later, seeing Reynolds and Ruffalo trade fours doing Aaron Sorkin-style walk-and-talks full of expository blah-blah is satisfying in a different way. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2022 Enlarge / One of the only expository cutscenes in the game comes right at the start. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022 Where the 2017 posts were filled with Socratic questions, the later posts were more declarative and expository, with heavy use of exclamation points and words written in all capital letters. New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1628, in the meaning defined above
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