construing

verb

present participle of construe
as in explaining
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 construing Thus, Smith certainly isn’t surprised that the audience is construing the show as anti-AI, but the Pluribus brain trust would prefer not to undercut the overall viewing experience by explicitly defining it one way or another. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for construing
  1. explaining
  2. clarifying
  3. illustrating
  4. demonstrating
  5. interpreting
  6. simplifying
Verb
  • Marysia gave her a handwritten letter explaining her new project—her printer was broken—and Daniel agreed to take some photos with her.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Fu recalls, explaining that these families had helped her from the beginning and didn't want to see her work stop.
    — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of explaining
Verb
  • This clarifying toner exfoliates skin to gently remove debris and dead skin cells, while rosemary, aloe, and chamomile extract soften and soothe.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Singer argued that inflation must be addressed through fiscal discipline, clarifying earlier comments about food prices to state that inflation rates are declining.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of clarifying
Verb
  • The plan may be seen as illustrating an argument that developing countries are resisting pressure to choose camps in the growing competition between Washington and Beijing.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The sheriff’s office said Matsuda and Donlon sent their friends a text message with a map illustrating Ice Mountain as their destination.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of illustrating
Verb
  • Such generosity in defeat is rare in today’s political climate, and Stevens deserves credit for demonstrating it.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The man behind the wheel wasn’t a thief, but a Baltimore County Police detective demonstrating how quickly an unattended vehicle can disappear while its driver runs a simple errand.
    — Jessica Baugh, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of demonstrating
Verb
  • One way of interpreting the findings was that amyloid had been assigned too large a role in Alzheimer’s.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • However, interpreting their output remains difficult because the cameras generate millions of individual signals rather than recognizable images.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of interpreting
Verb
  • Leaders might be called upon for help to remove some of the shackles that naturally accumulate over time, including simplifying approvals, streamlining processes and creating space to experiment.
    — Suzanne Konstance, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • One major breakthrough involved simplifying the particle isolation process.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of simplifying

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“Construing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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