Documentary
Documentary adjective - Restricted to or based on fact.
Usage example: a documentary film about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Simple and documentary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simple" instead an adjective "Documentary".
Simple
Simple adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.
Documentary and simple are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Documentary" instead an adjective "Simple".
Both words in one sentence
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The BBC documentary The Human Animal proposes a reason this trope exists in simple biological terms.
Source: All Girls Want Bad Boys -
A documentary on spying had a section regarding disguises and how they're used, with a former CIA specialist explaining how simple disguises can work wonders if you play on observers' expectations.
Source: Clark Kenting - Lampshaded in an episode where House and his team are being dogged by a film crew making a documentary about his patient; Chase needlessly explains a simple procedure to House and Cuddy, causing House to snap at how unnecessary it is to do so.
Source: Parrot Exposition
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