as in interpretation
a statement that makes something clear
a psychobiography that purports to be the definitive exegesis of the late president's character
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The Talmudic exegesis from the likes of directors John Waters, Karyn Kusama and David Lowery, although often enlightening, begins to feel diminished as the scholarly jargon and speculations pile up.
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
Ascher previously directed the doc Room 237, a pinhead exegesis of Kubrick’s The Shining, which typifies how few critics or film professionals appreciate what surrealism is or its wit.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 June 2023
There are cocktail bars today that seem almost church-like — hallowed spaces where the faithful come to taste and engage in acts of exegesis, analyzing every nuance and extolling how spirit and bitters come together in the glass.
—M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
That lacuna affects Mr Joustra’s exegesis.
—The Economist, 7 Oct. 2020
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
Ascher previously directed the doc Room 237, a pinhead exegesis of Kubrick’s The Shining, which typifies how few critics or film professionals appreciate what surrealism is or its wit.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 June 2023
There are cocktail bars today that seem almost church-like — hallowed spaces where the faithful come to taste and engage in acts of exegesis, analyzing every nuance and extolling how spirit and bitters come together in the glass.
—M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
That lacuna affects Mr Joustra’s exegesis.
—The Economist, 7 Oct. 2020
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