as in to interpret
to make plain or understandable
the role of the justices of the Supreme Court in construing the constitution
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Recent Examples of construe
Some questioned how handing out reprints of an editorial published in the ADA’s own journal, at the ADA’s own annual conference, could be construed as a violation of that code.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026
On the other hand, their work with athletes could be construed as recruitment for a particular school.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
This should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. government determination or policy.
—Benjamin Chrisinger, Washington Post, 7 May 2026
Signs and posters must be under 2 feet by 3 feet, may not be attached to a pole or stick, and bear no message that may be construed as offensive.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 6 May 2026
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026
On the other hand, their work with athletes could be construed as recruitment for a particular school.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
This should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. government determination or policy.
—Benjamin Chrisinger, Washington Post, 7 May 2026
Signs and posters must be under 2 feet by 3 feet, may not be attached to a pole or stick, and bear no message that may be construed as offensive.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for construe
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Thune has repeatedly explained that the bill, which Democrats and a handful of Republicans oppose, does not have the votes to pass in the Senate.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The Logan star also explains how the strenuousness of the fight scenes doubled as an artistic choice.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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This story was updated on June 12 to add more details on Ukraine’s current policy against using such fully autonomous drones, and to clarify that Kokhanovskyy’s company Aero Center was not involved in the one-time battlefield test of the technology.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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Meetings multiply because no one has clarified the scope or the score.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Woods illustrates Sylvia’s sorrow through flashbacks to her daughter, Nadia (Olivia Edward as a teenager, Emma Farnell-Watson as an adult), who was a ballet dancer.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Govia said the attack seems to illustrate an underlying issue in society right now.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Platner may be demonstrating it on the left.—
Matthew Shelter,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Beyond laboratory measurements, the researchers demonstrated practical operation by powering a small LED lamp and charging a smartphone.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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In an email to ARTnews, Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz cautioned against interpreting shrinking sales in the ultra-contemporary category as a sign that collectors have lost interest.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
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After receiving a master’s in engineering at Cornell and doing a stint training AI to interpret and understand the visual world, Nguyen enrolled in a Stanford bioengineering PhD program specifically to find a problem worth fighting for.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Light and Space was always caught up in said complex too, as a recent show at the Palm Springs Art Museum memorably explicated.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Gender presentation as a theme is suggested, rather than explicated, by the yin-yang survival modes pursued by Lady and her oldest friend Pinky (Amanda Oruh), the other girl in the opening sequence.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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But data elucidating the reasons behind the declining birth rate could be crucial in designing policy interventions to address the crisis.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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However, there are strong definitional issues when attempting to elucidate blogs within a journalism context.—
Jeremy Saks,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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