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interpretive

[in-tur-pri-tiv] / ɪnˈtɜr prɪ tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
explanatory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analytical informative
WEAK
allegorical annotative critical declarative demonstrative diagrammatic discursive elucidative elucidatory enlightening exegetic exegetical explanative explicative expositional expositive expository graphic guiding hermeneutic hermeneutical illuminative illustrative informing instructive interpretative justifying summary supplementary

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Nothing, anywhere, is better than Harbour’s interpretive dance, side stage, at a pop concert.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Therefore, Jackson, unlike Kagan, did not resolve the interpretive issue here on the majority opinion’s textualist terms.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

And Kate Bush’s immortal 1978 single, with its swooping, operatic drama, interpretive dance–filled video and ghostly narrator only strengthened the book’s rep as a tale of exquisitely tortured love.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

It already possesses broad interpretive and enforcement authority to prevent Chinese-linked firms of concern from accessing U.S. subsidies or embedding their influence in national-security sectors.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

She closes her eyes the way she did during her interpretive dance for the class.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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