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explication

[ek-spli-key-shuhn] / ˌɛk splɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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It is in explication of his pleasant ideas that Mr. Epley really shines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

If this, one of the best and truest Ojai festivals in recent years, is meant not for explication but discovery, please do so.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 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

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

On the podcast, and in person, Sitman has a genial professorial vibe, spiking his learned explications with anecdotes about prominent figures, some of whom he knew personally.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2022

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

Unnecessary words take up space at the expense of apt explications.

From Nature Jun. 11, 2019

With the modern history of hoarding, we are now getting the modern, or actually postmodern, explications.

From The New Yorker Dec. 8, 2014

My former and latter explications, on comparison, were found to be perfectly conformable to each other, which greatly surprised persons of knowledge and merit, who attested the truth of it.

From The Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon




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