as in interpretation
a statement that makes something clear
a psychobiography that purports to be the definitive exegesis of the late president's character
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Recent Examples of exegesis
And at the center was Page, providing the breathtakingly clinical exegesis of a shattered man who put vanity before devotion.
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Peter Marks, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
Artists and Goddesses At Schiaparelli, for example, Daniel Roseberry provided an exegesis on the virtue of dialogue: between art and fashion, past and present.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 July 2023
The Talmudic exegesis from the likes of directors John Waters, Karyn Kusama and David Lowery, although often enlightening, begins to feel diminished as the scholarly jargon and speculations pile up.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
Ascher previously directed the doc Room 237, a pinhead exegesis of Kubrick’s The Shining, which typifies how few critics or film professionals appreciate what surrealism is or its wit.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 June 2023
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Peter Marks, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
Artists and Goddesses At Schiaparelli, for example, Daniel Roseberry provided an exegesis on the virtue of dialogue: between art and fashion, past and present.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 July 2023
The Talmudic exegesis from the likes of directors John Waters, Karyn Kusama and David Lowery, although often enlightening, begins to feel diminished as the scholarly jargon and speculations pile up.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
Ascher previously directed the doc Room 237, a pinhead exegesis of Kubrick’s The Shining, which typifies how few critics or film professionals appreciate what surrealism is or its wit.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exegesis
Noun
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There’s a lot of watching, there’s a lot of interpretation.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Fifth Circuit is the most right-wing appeals court in the federal system, and its judges often strike down decades-old laws based on unusually creative interpretations of the Constitution.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The most likely explanation for the shooting involves Gaitok versus the thieves.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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But there were at least explanations that made some sense for why none of those recruitments panned out.—
Jesse Temple,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The education campaign featured online illustrations depicting a Black mother, child and teenager suffering from the consequences of the mother’s marijuana usage.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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At this stage, the illustration may not be repeatable even though it is both defined and operated by the inventors.—
Jeff Mahler,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Exegesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exegesis. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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