communicatory

adjective

Definition of communicatorynext
as in explanatory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicatory
  1. explanatory
  2. edifying
  3. copious
  4. detailed
  5. comprehensive
Adjective
  • In 2020, he was named alongside his colleagues as a Pulitzer Prize finalist in explanatory reporting.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The by-the-numbers formula is certified by the digit after the title, with no extra effort expended on thinking up a subtitle (Moana 2, Kung Fu Panda 4), not that explanatory subtitles helped Joker: Folie à Deux or Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of explanatory
Adjective
  • This may have been a low point, but not even the more edifying moments of the discussion shed much light on the essential conflict between Brustein’s commitment to integration and Wilson’s appeal for separatism.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But the fact that the two situations are being compared does not make the comparison very edifying.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 Jan. 2023
Definition of edifying
Adjective
  • Supermassive black holes are theorized to get so big through a chain of mergers involving smaller black holes and by feasting on copious amounts of gas and dust.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And aside from the copious course knowledge homework prep work entails, he’s unphased by his first trip to the California desert.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of copious
Adjective
  • Some of the elements that were part of the original Orient Express 140 years ago still ring true to today, to 2025 and beyond and is a combination of state-of-the-art engineering with beautiful, detailed craftsmanship and amazing service.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Under the supervision of a local contractor and with detailed drawings and all the necessary materials, the team completed the renovation in three and a half months at a cost of about $206,000.
    Julie Lasky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of detailed
Adjective
  • Finally, employers should engage legal counsel and technical experts to conduct comprehensive compliance reviews.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The sharp decline in population—unprecedented in the absence of war, disease or famine—is concerning for the Chinese Communist Party government, which measures the one-party state's overall strength in comprehensive national power and comes amid an economic slowdown and an aging workforce.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of comprehensive
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