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exposition

[ek-spuh-zish-uhn] / ˌɛk spəˈzɪʃ ən /




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After an exposition of “Fridamania”—the mass-market manifestations of Kahlo’s omnipresence—visitors see that Kahlo’s influence continues to this day among artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

At 95 minutes, the opera is about 15 minutes too long, laden with considerable exposition and repetition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

And in just three minutes of exposition, Hughes and Deutch nimbly convey that Molly Ringwald’s Andie Walsh is both your conventional artsy wallflower and a singularly special young woman.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Ibsen, it turns out, doesn’t need his layers of exposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The Mines Building was the first of the main exposition buildings to begin construction, but the work did not start until July 3, 1891, with less than sixteen months remaining until Dedication Day.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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