1
as in explaining
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 playing
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 interpreting
Many CEOs will have no choice but to devote their efforts to guessing, interpreting and trying to influence what the president wants, rather than toiling on behalf of their shareholders and customers.
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Senior Fellow, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But you’d be forgiven for interpreting it as a reaction to those events.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
It shifts brain-computer interfaces from controlling movement to interpreting inner speech.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Stewart surprised her new husband with friends who specialize in interpreting music for the deaf community.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
But automating a radiologist’s entire diagnostic job was infeasible because CheXpert was not equipped to process the ancillary medical histories, conversations, and diagnostic data that radiologists rely on for interpreting scans.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
The company has started using AI for help interpreting sales data.
—Harrison Hill, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
However, the campaign sparked backlash online, with many consumers interpreting the messaging as having undertones of eugenics—a controversy that quickly gained traction across social media.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
Robbins said inspectors have too much discretion when interpreting the law.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Senior Fellow, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But you’d be forgiven for interpreting it as a reaction to those events.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
It shifts brain-computer interfaces from controlling movement to interpreting inner speech.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Stewart surprised her new husband with friends who specialize in interpreting music for the deaf community.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
But automating a radiologist’s entire diagnostic job was infeasible because CheXpert was not equipped to process the ancillary medical histories, conversations, and diagnostic data that radiologists rely on for interpreting scans.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
The company has started using AI for help interpreting sales data.
—Harrison Hill, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
However, the campaign sparked backlash online, with many consumers interpreting the messaging as having undertones of eugenics—a controversy that quickly gained traction across social media.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
Robbins said inspectors have too much discretion when interpreting the law.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpreting
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The film opens just as its predecessor ended, with a handy recap explaining how Ne Zha and his angelic counterpart, Ao Bing, ended up in need of bodily reincarnation.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Amorim has been clearer and more consistent in explaining his tactical ideas and vision for the future.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Though his interests were that of a pretty typical child — computing and gaming, playing the saxophone, enjoying soccer and time with his pets — he was also known for his acts of kindness and generosity.—
Lauren Costantino
September 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs also were playing without rookie wide receiver Jalen Royals, who is recovering from an injury.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Building in a few minutes at the end of meetings for clarifying questions shows that understanding is a priority.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The last two years have been clarifying, and not only in unpleasant ways.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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During the annual Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival, Shanghai is the first to set up a stage for performing bands.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yungblud is performing at the 2025 MTV VMAs as part of a special tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne, who died at age 76 on July 22.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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While the details of the case are particular to one individual, experts say the outcome is far too common, illustrating the need for greater vigilance of, and advocacy around, a threat that kills a person every six minutes, according to the National Blood Clot Alliance.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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That's why, for example, the US government has funded a series of Landsat satellites since 1972 to create an uninterrupted data catalog illustrating changes in global land use.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the film — her first since portraying opera diva Maria Callas in last year’s Maria — the Oscar winner, 50, stars as Maxine, an American film director hired to make a video for a Paris fashion event amid being diagnosed with breast cancer and navigating a divorce.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The museum's mission is to tell America's story by portraying people who shaped its history and culture.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Soon, Geoffrey Hinton and his graduate students began demonstrating that neural networks, trained on large datasets and run on GPUs, could do things—like classify images into a thousand different categories—that would have been impossible in the late 1980s.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fahey Rush was often responsible for demonstrating how the company’s TV audiences — in the linear era, some of the industry’s youngest — behaved and consumed media and advertising.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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For last weekend’s season-opening slate of games, several Texas college football teams sported ribbons of their own, in the form of a special decal on players’ helmets depicting an outline of the state of Texas with a green bow at its center.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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The portrait museum has a dizzying array of galleries depicting everything from Old Hollywood to 17th-century Indigenous Americans.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Interpreting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpreting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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