epexegesis

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Noun
  • The way the service will work is that once a connection is made, the person with the T-Mobile account enters a few digits on their phone (*87* to be exact) and that will enable the real-time translation service on the network.
    Bob O'Donnell, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • One line may strike a chord, but much of the dialogue sounds like awkward translation.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Some reviewers, including Artforum’s, were unimpressed with these layers of baroque exegesis, viewing them as a veneer—edgy but not embedded.
    Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Perhaps a better comparison for A$AP’s style isn’t a rhyme animal like Lamar, but a maximalist visionary like Travis Scott, who also seems more focused on colorful aural vibes than trenchant lyrical exegesis.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The prose poem is written as annotations to a diagram of a handgun.
    Krys Malcolm Belc, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The Fed published a virtual tour of the buildings to its website, along with annotations to the 2021 proposal and photographs of the renovations.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • What pro athletes do while injured is not a road map for how regular folks should approach activity during recovery.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In a media landscape increasingly defined by power and influence, the emails offer journalists a cautionary tale and a road map for covering the elite.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, her under-eyes were embellished using a brightening concealer and her lips were coated in a pink gloss.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • There’s only so much that ceremonial gloss can accomplish.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Utemuratov, the Kazakh billionaire who has used his wealth to try to turn the country into a force in tennis, has spent much of the past two decades funding the construction of tennis centers.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The project, first announced in 2017, will reportedly include the construction of a new canal and marina for excursion boats.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Much of what was contained in the Trust Act was simply a restatement of what was already existing law and prohibited already unconstitutional actions.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Nor is the sheer weight of restatements in Barcelona’s most recent sets of accounts.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Using a combination of staged footage and archival tape, Mihai conjures the era with deft aesthetic control, all while creating a work of commentary that feels distinctly of the now.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The president took offense at some of Maher’s jokes and commentary on Friday, including the president’s prediction that China would end all hockey in Canada.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Epexegesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epexegesis. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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