explication
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Mr. Richardson’s explication of these sui generis novels is astute and highly welcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Estados Unidos Mexicanos thwart case-by-case determination of PLCAA’s applicability, a process that promotes careful explication of the law.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
More extensive explication is available via the reliable "Star Wars" online encyclopedia of your choice.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2023
Meanwhile, “Klinghoffer” continues to prove shocking in its explication of the roots of terrorism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
The study of philosophy was thus seen as a preparation for the study of theology because both disciplines were concerned with the explication of authoritative texts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
An economics novice, I have relied on his unbiased, splendidly presented explications of this complicated realm since I came to D.C. in 1978.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2020
Love as knowledge, love as presence: These human loves are beautifully brought to life in “The Dearly Beloved,” but they don’t come together as explications of holiness.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2019
Unnecessary words take up space at the expense of apt explications.
From Nature ● Jun. 11, 2019
You didn’t need so many explications through scene-making.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2016
Clement of Alexandria wrote short explications of many books of the Old and New Testament.
From Evidence of Christianity by Paley, William
Vocabulary lists containing explication
Challenge, List 9
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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Love's Labour's Lost
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