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
On the superior side of things, getting compliments from AI is actually construed as more impressive than getting the same from a living, breathing person.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Rae flaunts an unadulterated freedom in her music that could easily be construed as juvenile or, well, weird.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 June 2025
Metrics And Benchmarks: Use data to track progress, but ensure that your organization does not establish demographic targets that may be construed as unlawful quotas.
—Elissa Rossi, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 14 July 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Rae flaunts an unadulterated freedom in her music that could easily be construed as juvenile or, well, weird.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 June 2025
Metrics And Benchmarks: Use data to track progress, but ensure that your organization does not establish demographic targets that may be construed as unlawful quotas.
—Elissa Rossi, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for construe
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Liverpool interpreted that as a reference to Newcastle’s need to sign a replacement rather than simply matching Isak’s asking price.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Their body clearly interprets your presence as an unmistakable signal of safety and security.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Board President Sallie Overbey clarified for the board that insurance premiums would also not be affected if the bees are returned to the roof.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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Editor’s note, Aug. 16, 2025: This article has been updated to clarify a quote from CEO Keyvan Mohajer, who misspoke earlier. Introducing the 2025 Fortune Global 500, the definitive ranking of the biggest companies in the world.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
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For example, as illustrated in my analysis here, after accounting for market volatility, generating nearly $500,000 a year in pre-tax income for 45 years would require a $15,000,000 starting retirement portfolio.—
Kristin McKenna,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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And Breakfast No one’s experience better illustrates Harrisonburg’s magnetic pull than that of Becca and Joel Graham.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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Their offensive approach, Lindor explained, derived some from conversations with Little Leaguers about keeping it simple.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Here, Katie Bergstrom, a fitness trainer and yoga instructor, explains how to get started.—
Health Editorial Team,
Health,
18 Aug. 2025
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But if their depth is tested this season, offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland might need to demonstrate his magic with development. 5.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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And that’s before Google’s new software is demonstrated next week.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The initial version was published in The Columbia Journal of Law & The Arts, with 248 footnotes explicating both legal and operatic precedents.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2010
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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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In such an environment, zombies elucidate the dangers of clinging to the past.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
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Genomic convergence in hibernating mammals elucidates the genetics of metabolic regulation in the hypothalamus.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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