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verb

past tense of construe

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Recent Examples of construed
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Multigrain Bread Multigrain bread is also construed as healthy, but here, too, its nutritional composition depends on the ingredients in the dough. Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026 Meehan cautioned that the shorter-term deal shouldn’t be construed as Bedard being uneasy about where things are in Chicago, even after three straight bottom-three finishes. Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 19 July 2026 The information provided is for educational purposes and should not be construed as financial, investment or trading advice. Usa Today, USA Today, 14 July 2026 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, 13 July 2026 This article is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or psychological advice. Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 That could be construed as not wanting to finish second in the group. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 Making prosecution more efficient Case dismissals triggered by a lack of resources could be construed as the recalibration of a historically punitive legal system. Rebecca Dunlea, The Conversation, 17 June 2026 That order explicitly said that nothing in it should be construed as creating a mandatory licensing regime. Maggie Eastland, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for construed
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  • The logic, as Naga Chaitanya explained, was not about short-term returns.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate.
    Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The series consists of seven books written and illustrated by the Reys from 1941 to 1966, as well as later additions, not by the Reys, commissioned by the publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the 1990s.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats are facing a dilemma and Michigan’s Senate primary perfectly illustrated it.
    Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sweeney clarified her decision on Sunday, emphasizing that athletes who receive a fifth year do not bypass existing transfer regulations, roster limits or revenue-sharing amounts.
    Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But in a statement to CBS News, a Justice Department official clarified that since then, the DHS Office of the Inspector General and the Maine attorney general's office are leading the investigation.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The researchers demonstrated the concept using signals whose characteristics changed over time, including handwriting and object movement at different speeds.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This data empowers stronger salary negotiations, enabling employees to support their requests with market evidence and demonstrated impact.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The murder of an influencer could be interpreted as an attempt to send an intimidating message to the opposing side.
    Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, improved imaging capability increased the number of scans performed and interpreted, expanding the field rather than shrinking it.
    Mudit Garg, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Construed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construed. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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