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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
Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Frank was trying to set realistic expectations for the season, but made comments that were interpreted as defeatist.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The Fed researchers interpreted the divergence as employees working faster and more productively on an individual level, but the workforce as a whole hasn’t necessarily become more efficient.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Refund claims are subject to strict deadlines, and once those deadlines pass, the opportunity may be lost regardless of how the law is ultimately interpreted.
—Shlomo Halberstam, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Right now, the organizations added, the brands’ silence is being interpreted by decision-makers as consent.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
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
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
The infographic itself is not sourced, and does not explain how its author interpreted the relevant data.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
However, this is contrasted with interpretations of journalism as a complex and multilayered process in which events, issues, and ideas are made sense of, interpreted, and rearticulated.
—Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Frank was trying to set realistic expectations for the season, but made comments that were interpreted as defeatist.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The Fed researchers interpreted the divergence as employees working faster and more productively on an individual level, but the workforce as a whole hasn’t necessarily become more efficient.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Refund claims are subject to strict deadlines, and once those deadlines pass, the opportunity may be lost regardless of how the law is ultimately interpreted.
—Shlomo Halberstam, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Right now, the organizations added, the brands’ silence is being interpreted by decision-makers as consent.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
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
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
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
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Army officials explained that the system is being considered as a mid-range defense option, filling the gap between electronic warfare tools and costly missile interceptors.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman had already explained that the Siri interface was hidden in the initial marketing for WWDC26.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Kornet played six minutes, missed all three of his shot attempts and finished with only two points, but the block was an epic moment.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Ward has played just nine games in left field for OKC this season.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Sometimes the wait for a reward can be significantly longer, as illustrated in the following e-mail from Kathy Kravitz, who gardens in Winnetka.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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There was another side to his game that day which illustrated his importance to Arsenal.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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There are also questions over the future of Vicario, with Kinsky having performed so well in goal over the final weeks of the season.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Earlier this year performed at the Grammy Awards, where he was nominated for best new artist alongside Addison Rae, Alex Warren, the Marías, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Katseye and Olivia Dean, who ended up taking home the award.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
26 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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Though the top judge later clarified that his remarks related only to individuals with spurious degrees and not India’s youth in general, the remarks kicked up a social media storm—which fueled thousands of sign-ups on CJP’s website, taking even Dipke by surprise.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 May 2026
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An official later reportedly clarified that the post was Kim's opinion, and not a subject of formal discussions.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 May 2026
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Dozens of people submitted letters on Roberts’ behalf to dispute how he has been portrayed and provide details of his positive impact.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Andrew Scott famously played him in Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ hit BBC drama Sherlock and he has also been portrayed by the likes of Ralph Fiennes, Jared Harris, Dougray Scott, Eric Porter and Dónal Finn down the years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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The Premier League’s sudden obsession with dead-ball situations is best demonstrated by Brentford deciding to replace Frank with Keith Andrews, who previously was the club’s set-piece coach.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Past players have demonstrated that Minecraft is Turing complete, meaning that any computer program can be implemented within the game.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
25 May 2026
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“Interpreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpreted. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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