interpretations

plural of interpretation
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as in versions
a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view a sensitive interpretation of a piece that is a touchstone for violinists

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as in variations
a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play) a very Freudian interpretation of The Nutcracker

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Recent Examples of interpretations The company managed to drastically ramp up its production process and produce all 200 hours of interpretations in a span of two months. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 July 2026 Unique interpretations on power dressing hit the red carpet at Thursday night’s Time100 Sports Gala at Pier Sixty in New York City. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 This created expansive interpretations of ownership and control, legal problems that are now being challenged. Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The measure could allow the government to override legal interpretations and potentially reopen efforts to remove Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara - an attempt blocked by the Supreme Court so far. Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Raven ended a years-long reprieve from public life by using metaphorical interpretations of water and emergence to lay out the importance of intentional solitude. Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026 Bridgers brought two dramatically different interpretations of the song to Fallon on consecutive nights. Spin Staff, SPIN, 16 July 2026 Yoko Ono’s landmark performance Cut Piece is being revisited at The Broad in Los Angeles, where artist MPA is staging new live interpretations of the 1964 work, theGuardianreported. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026 Critics say the deal was too vague, leaving both sides with different interpretations that helped drive the latest fighting. Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpretations
Noun
  • The ideal solution is a UI that anticipates your next move and provides explanations for its reasoning simultaneously.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • People offered explanations for how their ancestors used the artifacts.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • Other favorites include the Mark Cuban, the Weinberger Reuben, and other Italian-style sub sandwiches that also come in Americanized versions, like Northeastern and Midwest-style sub sandwiches.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • Viewers can see digital versions of the photos on an interactive screen, as the original copy is kept in a display case.
    Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Data center power infrastructure provider Dimaag, for example, presented in April a way to protect the grid from AI’s massive load variations, which can switch from almost nothing to hundreds of megawatts and back again several times per second.
    Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
  • Five neutral color variations all come in a linen blend, but olive’s grounding tones are speaking most to us.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • This bubbly look pairs a holographic mother-of-pearl-inspired base with graphic illustrations of sea life, including jellyfish, turtles, and cheeky fishtail (or mermaid tail) at the tips.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 17 July 2026
  • In 1843, English botanist Joseph Hooker returned from Antarctica with samples and illustrations of plants from his expedition.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • Despite the post-match renditions of Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’, England’s win against Mexico felt like the moment the country came together, but Norway were already there.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • Take the look even further by pairing it with trending tones and techniques, like sheer jelly bases or watercolor renditions of your go-to berry.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Cocoa High defensive end Elyias Wilson proved to be too quick for the competition Saturday at the Orlando Trench Kings event, a football linemen competition with a winner-takes-all prize of $1,000.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • So the pair enlisted legendary singers like Tina Turner and Macy Gray to lay down takes, but Davis was after a different, newer sound.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • High school and college classes often assign the Fagles or Robert Fitzgerald translations.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026
  • Its catalog includes works of German literature and translations from French English, and Icelandic, notably the work of Nobel Laureate Halldór Laxness.
    News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

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