comprehending

present participle of comprehend
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Recent Examples of comprehending Carla and Pedro are struggling to explain the horrific events to their kids and have a hard time comprehending what happened themselves. Jake Lubbehusen, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehending
Verb
  • When inquiring about a networking organization, understanding the differences among the most prominent categories could further inform a business owner’s decisions.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Romer's endogenous growth theory provides a fascinating lens for understanding AI inference costs by treating knowledge and ideas as non-rivalrous goods with unique economic properties.
    Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shades of brown everything is a big color trend for fall, which means knowing how to style brown boots with black has become a necessary skill.
    Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The city's restaurants, cafés, and bars reflect the diversity of Chicago's neighborhoods, and knowing where to stay is the key to having convenient access to the best spots.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The boats offer a low-effort way to spy on some of the coolest marine life in the region, including bat rays and even the occasional shark.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings joined the company’s board in May 2025 after giving more than $20 million to Democrats, including $7 million to a pro-Harris super PAC.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For families deciphering what’s necessary and what to skip in a skin regimen, building a healthy routine for kids can be easy to manage.
    Khanh T.L. Tran, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • To make deciphering all these invites a little easier, here’s what to know about formal attire.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But if the evidence shows Aspiration merely wanted to pay Leonard to get his endorsement, a conspiracy theory involving Ballmer and the Clippers would take a hit.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • These reports have been part of the narrative from the beginning, as has been another idea Morgan brought up, surrounding the fact that there was no real primary involving Harris since Biden retired so late into the campaign.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even more strikingly, Netanyahu falsely claimed that the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, had already passed a bill recognizing the Armenian genocide—a statement that is entirely untrue.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Upon entering the Native North America Gallery, guests will encounter an empty case—recognizing repatriation and honoring Native views about which items are appropriate for display in museums—an essential point of discussion for the Indigenous consulting curators.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The label, which is set to launch in the new year, will become the new home for ITV Studios’ Potato team, encompassing Potato and 12 Yard’s portfolio of quiz shows and catalogue.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Recognizing the complexities inherent to the critical materials market, encompassing base metals like nickel, lithium, chromium and magnesium alongside rare earths and specialty minerals such as cobalt and germanium, there is a pressing imperative for greater transparency.
    Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The difference here is how explicitly that tragedy appears, whereas the director built much of her best work on nuance and suggestion — on the viewer experiencing events rather than fully grasping them.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There have been many previous perching drone designs, but these typically have hooks or grasping claws to hold on to branches or powerlines, or use magnets or gecko-like feet to attach to vertical surfaces.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Comprehending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehending. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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