explanatory
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The montage, with no commentary or explanatory captions, showed off improved graphics, detailed environments and a selection of car-chases and shoot-outs from the sequel.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Notice that over all three forecast horizons the Fed Model reduces explanatory power.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Those indicators, which have predicted movements in consumer sentiment, have lost their explanatory power recently.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
While not exactly winding down its tenseness, “Omaha” exits with some explanatory text about the origins of its narrative that will punctuate your sadness with shocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
They had some explanatory pictures next to their glass cage that showed a couple of bats sucking the blood out of a horse’s neck while the horse was sleeping.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
Vocabulary lists containing explanatory
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 4
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 4
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Common Core Grade 6, List 4
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