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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
The Iranian sailors are interpreting operational instructions, manuals and logs for their Sri Lankan counterparts.
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Bharatha Mallawarachi, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The performances play as variations on a theme — musicians interpreting the same songbook standard in a different key.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
That mismatch was illustrated in a 2024 study that found striking differences between teachers and parents’ perceptions of autism traits — things like having trouble interpreting body language or understanding social mores.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
However, studying or interpreting brain signals with ultrasound is far more complex than delivering targeted stimulation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Current and former intelligence officers and spy chiefs say that as important as that stuff is, the satellite stuff, the AI stuff, the human aspect of this work, interpreting the data, forming relationships on the ground, all that is equally important and necessary.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
The great joy is in interpreting it on so many levels.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
While each actor has his own highlights of interpreting the sweeping script, the third-person narrative ensures that individuality is not the most critical aspect of the storytelling.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Gorsuch goes on to criticize nearly all his colleagues’ approaches to interpreting statutes.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Bharatha Mallawarachi, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The performances play as variations on a theme — musicians interpreting the same songbook standard in a different key.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
That mismatch was illustrated in a 2024 study that found striking differences between teachers and parents’ perceptions of autism traits — things like having trouble interpreting body language or understanding social mores.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
However, studying or interpreting brain signals with ultrasound is far more complex than delivering targeted stimulation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Current and former intelligence officers and spy chiefs say that as important as that stuff is, the satellite stuff, the AI stuff, the human aspect of this work, interpreting the data, forming relationships on the ground, all that is equally important and necessary.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
The great joy is in interpreting it on so many levels.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
While each actor has his own highlights of interpreting the sweeping script, the third-person narrative ensures that individuality is not the most critical aspect of the storytelling.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Gorsuch goes on to criticize nearly all his colleagues’ approaches to interpreting statutes.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpreting
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Gassert disagreed with Dominguez’s decision to kick Oliveros out of the house, explaining that an agent’s morality shouldn’t be conditional.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Now, the Connecticut state legislature is moving to control the curriculum of all schools in the state without explaining why politicians know better than parents how to educate their children.—
Nicholas Tampio,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Fellow City Section member Sylmar (24-12) is playing San Marin (21-13) for the Division V title at noon.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Prior to the start of the current conflict, the IRGC was one of the most powerful organizations in the country, playing a dominant role in both internal domestic security and regional power projection.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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And by the subsequent extensive visit at Massachusetts General, where her father saw 14 doctors in three days, something clarifying happened and changed her perspective.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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Board members voted unanimously to update the terms of the negotiating agreement during the March 10 meeting, mainly clarifying deadlines for site studies and other analysis, but with no assurance that the city’s November deadline will be met.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The ceremony kicked off with Alana Haim (of the band Haim and also a co-star on the movie with Zendaya) performing a DJ set.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Mar. 2026
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Egyptian immigrants Azzam and Samra Ahmed are padding their savings by performing for bots in their one-bedroom apartment in Pasadena.—
NILESH CHRISTOPHER LOS ANGELES TIMES,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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The film ends up illustrating the limitations of the Storkels’ affection for re-enactments and their general interest in stories that are outlandish enough to be thrilling and bloodless enough to be treated with some measure of whimsy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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But a concurrent image release illustrating the new Artemis framework showed the program's Orion crew capsule flying on a vehicle that was unmistakably neither the ICPS or EUS.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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How did the creative team approach portraying the internet from an aesthetic point of view?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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Starring Béjo, produced by Wild Bunch TV and Palermo Production, on the biggest plays at the Upfront, moving from Belle Epoque Paris to New York and early Hollywood, portraying real-life fiction cinema visionary Alice Guy, erased from history.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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The system has progressed through multiple stages of technical evaluation and validation, demonstrating its potential for operational use in counter-UAV missions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Results from a handful of studies were middling — and then the largest study demonstrating its efficacy was retracted in January.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
10 Mar. 2026
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In contrast to the gown’s sparkling neutral backdrop, black rhinestones depicting a tranquil mountain forest scene crawled up Hudson’s sides to her chest, around her hips, and down to her knees.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Close-ups on framed photographs depicting Devora’s younger, more graceful self offer less a sense of history than ambient suspense.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Interpreting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpreting. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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