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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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as in played
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
Verb
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What the administration has not explained is how school districts would replace the lost revenue.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2026
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In practice, Teng explained, this means customers will soon be able to create a synthetic version of certain stocks by converting them into a digital token on the company’s BNB blockchain.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
1 June 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
Verb
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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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This raises questions about whether the Watch is essential or merely enhances the system, a point yet to be clarified upon release.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Phillips quickly clarified that Bertinelli has spoken openly about that period herself.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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According to Fontaine, the experiment demonstrated that sterile soil supports a flow of electrons indicative of processes that resemble the oxygen-dependent metabolism of the Krebs cycle.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
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The project demonstrated that large renewable energy installations can be built even in remote locations where heavy equipment is difficult to transport.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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“Interpreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpreted. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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