comprehensions

noun

plural of comprehension
as in understandings
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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  1. understandings
  2. appreciations
  3. perceptions
Noun
  • This includes addressing gray areas such as digital communication norms, power dynamics and evolving understandings of respectful conduct.
    — Elissa Rossi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Weekly Newsletter This led to a breakthrough in translation, which, along with new archaeological discoveries, produced new understandings.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026
Definition of understandings
Noun
  • Played on the show by Sarah Pidgeon, audiences on TikTok have gone into a frenzy with appreciations and tutorials showing how to style Besette staples like a white shirt, pencil skirt, and headband.
    — Valentina Bottoni, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.
    — Rosanna Fraire, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of appreciations
Noun
  • How To Measure Free Cash Flow Correctly The shift in focus by investors from earnings to free cash flow marks a turning point in market perceptions.
    — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The study’s explicit inclusion of visitors’ perceptions of utility, and particularly the idea that visitors seem to actually respond to recommendations, raises the question of how museums should wield this power over the visitor experience.
    — Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
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