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to make plain or understandable
a biblical passage that scholars haven't been able to interpret to everyone's satisfaction
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to present a portrayal or performance of
interpreted the role of Fletcher Christian in a challengingly new way
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Recent Examples of interpreted
Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
When junior employees ask similar questions, it may be interpreted as being unprepared or inexperienced.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Some residents interpreted the meme as a threat to shoot up Perry County High School, a local school in Linden, leading Weems to arrest Bushart for threatening to commit an act of mass violence at the school.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
Her father pled no contest to avoid a trial, per his lawyer’s advice, which the tabloids interpreted as guilty.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
This was true for cases where participants both drew physical tarot cards and then interpreted them with AI, or used AI to directly simulate tarot readings.
—Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The withdrawal of a country’s panda privileges has sometimes been interpreted as an act of displeasure by China.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Measures seen as defensive in Tokyo or Manila are invariably interpreted in Beijing as offensive—reinforcing, rather than easing, cycles of suspicion.
—Yu Jie, Time, 13 May 2026
The infographic itself is not sourced, and does not explain how its author interpreted the relevant data.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
The authors cautioned that the effects were moderate and should be interpreted as a short-term dietary intervention rather than a clinical treatment.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
When junior employees ask similar questions, it may be interpreted as being unprepared or inexperienced.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Some residents interpreted the meme as a threat to shoot up Perry County High School, a local school in Linden, leading Weems to arrest Bushart for threatening to commit an act of mass violence at the school.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
Her father pled no contest to avoid a trial, per his lawyer’s advice, which the tabloids interpreted as guilty.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
This was true for cases where participants both drew physical tarot cards and then interpreted them with AI, or used AI to directly simulate tarot readings.
—Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The withdrawal of a country’s panda privileges has sometimes been interpreted as an act of displeasure by China.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Measures seen as defensive in Tokyo or Manila are invariably interpreted in Beijing as offensive—reinforcing, rather than easing, cycles of suspicion.
—Yu Jie, Time, 13 May 2026
The infographic itself is not sourced, and does not explain how its author interpreted the relevant data.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpreted
Verb
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Denise had explained that Djena didn’t have the necessary paperwork to enroll.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Special props to the jolly axe-throwing head of adventure, Nye Rees; personable Brasserie maitre d’, Javier Padron; and trainer Peter Sullivan, who explained the finer points of fasting for women whilst crucifying my glutes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Houston had played a club-record 13 straight matches without a draw to begin a season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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The conservative Freedom Foundation, an organization that played a role in the law’s creation, celebrated its passage.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Sometimes the decision is obvious, necessitated by the availability of gravitational slingshots from planets, as illustrated by the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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Most of them are illustrated, too, which helps with recall.—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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Marketing and implementation analyses were performed to determine whether a new name could realistically be adopted across healthcare systems, medical education, research institutions and public communication.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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That remains up for debate, although the northern courses since the calendar move in 2019 — Bethpage Black and Oak Hill in New York and Aronimink — have performed well.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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Alvir further clarified that there are different ways the old dream of mathematical truth might be realized.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 2026
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Advertisement The war has also clarified what the next phase of Gulf development requires.—
Daniel Benaim,
Time,
18 May 2026
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Then Colbert made a joke of introducing Pope Leo as the final guest, portrayed as refusing to come out of his dressing room, before the real guest came out for an interview that extended across commercial breaks.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Tech leaders have portrayed the role of human software engineers as a human in the loop, overseeing and verifying AI agents that do the work of coders.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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In the laboratory tests, the researchers demonstrated ultrafast proton transport inside this membrane at temperatures as high as 482 Fahrenheit (250 degrees Celsius).—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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This past weekend was a quieter frame at domestic turnstiles, but the results demonstrated the value of keeping movies in theaters for a long stretch.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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“Interpreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpreted. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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