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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
About the above, this should in no way be construed as a call for wind, nuclear, hydrogen, and any other source of power to receive governmental blessings any more than oil should.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But maybe Stafford’s absence at the start of training camp could even be construed as a blessing in disguise.
—Dan Lovi, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
Never dig or trim plants on the other side of the fence, which could be construed as trespassing.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
But the silence has meant that City’s broader actions have been micro-analysed and are capable of being construed either way.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But maybe Stafford’s absence at the start of training camp could even be construed as a blessing in disguise.
—Dan Lovi, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
Never dig or trim plants on the other side of the fence, which could be construed as trespassing.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
But the silence has meant that City’s broader actions have been micro-analysed and are capable of being construed either way.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for construe
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Accordingly, some interpret this as another blow to the London Stock Exchange (LSE), which is indeed how it was reported locally.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Under the public safety order, that same data — especially anything interpreted as a behavioral risk factor — could be flagged by AI as indicative of potential danger.—
Kate Caldwell,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Try washing the tint out with a clarifying shampoo or a deep treatment mask like Matrix Biolage HydraSource Deep Treatment Hair Mask right away.—
Maureen Choi,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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So, which clarifying shampoo is best for you?—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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New research into Rembrandt van Rijn’s 1642 masterpiece suggests that this barking dog was inspired by the title page of a widely available book on the temptations of the flesh, illustrated by the Dutch artist, poet and publisher Adriaen van de Venne.—
Senay Boztas,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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One New Kingdom papyrus illustrates a curious case of power being projected along the river through sheer brinkmanship.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Erika Kirk also explained why a small stuffed puppet was sitting beside Kirk’s empty microphone.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Pittsburgh’s defense rested on the idea that the taxes equal out when considering the school-district tax—a point, as explained above, that failed to persuade the judges who have presided over this litigation.—
Robert Raiola,
Sportico.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The test event also demonstrated that the system can detect UAVs even if drones are partially obscured by buildings or clouds.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Protesters had rallied for days outside the Texas state capitol, demonstrating against Republican efforts to redraw the state’s congressional map.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Idles’s songs explicate the social and moral turmoil that youthful protesters can’t put into words, but the band’s energetic live performances and enthusiastic crowds make sense of what otherwise look like ideological whims.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 May 2025
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Aided by its curious title, The Courage To Be Disliked is a parabolic conversation between a youth and a philosopher designed to explicate the intersection of Greek philosophy and Adlerian psychology.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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McLellan’s work also helped elucidate why D25 was so much more potent than palivizumab at preventing infection.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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The foreign minister’s comments were confusing, but his deputy elucidated them in much clearer terms about the government’s self-conception.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Construe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construe. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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