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as in interpreted

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verb

past tense of construe
as in explained
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 construed
Verb
Still others have construed Clancy’s story as evidence for their own niche political beliefs. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 Whatever the terminology, truth and proof in today's fractured and somewhat conspiratorial society could be construed as strange bedfellows. — Leonard David, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for construed
  1. explained
  2. illustrated
  3. clarified
  4. demonstrated
  5. interpreted
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  • In another instance, Kuechly explained how coaches teach to tackle high inside a team’s own 5 so an opponent can’t fall forward into the end zone.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Rodgers explained, adding that his new girlfriend was both offline and didn’t watch The Pat McAfee Show.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of explained
Verb
  • But for Hatfield, the months-long legal battle illustrated the importance of Missouri’s referendum process, a mechanism for direct democracy that allows citizens to collect signatures and challenge state laws.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The idea might seem clever, as if the artist has cannily illustrated how the lovey-dovey notion of romance and family is hokey, brain-dead, false.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of illustrated
Verb
  • Rushworth’s departure has clarified the goalkeeper situation at Brighton.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • These ads seem to violate federal child pornography laws, since the Justice Department has clarified that AI CSAM is just as harmful as CSAM.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of clarified
Verb
  • Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The rendezvous demonstrated skills that could be useful to a variety of customers down the road, according to the company.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrated
Verb
  • Still, its criticism of AI and robotics has been interpreted as a jab at the tech mogul, whose businesses include Tesla and the artificial intelligence company xAI, which developed the chatbot Grok.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • His comments were widely interpreted as advocating a rate hike, though several key officials over the past few weeks have counseled a more patient approach.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of interpreted

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“Construed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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