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the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
the president's comprehension of the current situation in the Middle East
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Recent Examples of comprehension
In a recent forum, Dominguez identified improving academic achievement as a priority, and improving reading comprehension in the early grades.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Additionally, be sure to check out the AI Conversation Partner to practice your speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in real-time.
—PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
The new 39-episode series is aimed at preschoolers and kindergarteners, and is based around curriculum meant to build skills including letter-sound knowledge, phonological awareness, spelling, vocabulary and comprehension.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Through drama, song, and movement, students might explore narrative sequencing, vocabulary, and thematic analysis in ways that support reading comprehension and language development.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Additionally, be sure to check out the AI Conversation Partner to practice your speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in real-time.
—PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
The new 39-episode series is aimed at preschoolers and kindergarteners, and is based around curriculum meant to build skills including letter-sound knowledge, phonological awareness, spelling, vocabulary and comprehension.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Through drama, song, and movement, students might explore narrative sequencing, vocabulary, and thematic analysis in ways that support reading comprehension and language development.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehension
Noun
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In a similar vein, Timnit Gebru, a computer scientist writing during her time working at Google, warned of the dangers of large language models acting as stochastic parrots, which repeat language patterns without understanding, and in doing so replicate the biases embedded in their training data.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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From sourcing materials domestically to designing heaters that require no electricity, the company’s practices reflect an understanding that environmental responsibility often begins at home, in how things are built, maintained, and valued.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hayes suggests expressing appreciation, complimenting the host, and, if appropriate, lightly noting your next engagement.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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The film follows poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley as their love deepens, and the couple finds newfound appreciation for the preciousness of life after a terminal illness diagnosis.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Comprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehension. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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