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as in explains
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 performs
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 interprets
About the Technology The new AI engine is designed to automatically interprets goals, constraints, and deliverables to generate structured project plans — complete with milestones, dependencies, and timelines.
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Maria Williams, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Data assimilation interprets new data alongside historical data to come up with the most accurate forecast possible.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
However, the real ineptitude occurs a little earlier when River interprets a fight that Gimball has with Jaffrey’s chief of staff, Tyson Bowman (Abraham Popoola), as a physical attack and inserts himself into the scene, setting off this tragicomic series of events.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
For people with mechanical allodynia, the brain no longer recognizes light touch as being innocuous and instead interprets it as being painful.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Garcia is not in contract with James, and how Garcia interprets James’ posts is up to him.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Students will work collaboratively to analyze historical materials and compose a short article that interprets one of these topics through a modern critical lens.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Muscle is the biggest consumer of energy, which the body interprets as a threat.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The tennis ball demonstration encapsulates this philosophy, while showing not a pre-programmed set of movements, but a closed-loop perception-action system that interprets its surroundings and acts accordingly.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Maria Williams, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Data assimilation interprets new data alongside historical data to come up with the most accurate forecast possible.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
However, the real ineptitude occurs a little earlier when River interprets a fight that Gimball has with Jaffrey’s chief of staff, Tyson Bowman (Abraham Popoola), as a physical attack and inserts himself into the scene, setting off this tragicomic series of events.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
For people with mechanical allodynia, the brain no longer recognizes light touch as being innocuous and instead interprets it as being painful.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Garcia is not in contract with James, and how Garcia interprets James’ posts is up to him.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Students will work collaboratively to analyze historical materials and compose a short article that interprets one of these topics through a modern critical lens.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Muscle is the biggest consumer of energy, which the body interprets as a threat.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The tennis ball demonstration encapsulates this philosophy, while showing not a pre-programmed set of movements, but a closed-loop perception-action system that interprets its surroundings and acts accordingly.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interprets
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Anne Irfan explains how the 1956 Israeli occupation of Gaza informs the present and future.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gaia explains that the Merlot vineyards planted almost 30 years ago no longer offer the consistency necessary to produce their top end wine.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
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When Truth writes and performs a poem about her ordeal it is posted online for the world to see.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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When Francis performs at an open-mic poetry event, Lee swings by just in time for his daughter’s go.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The anecdote also illustrates a leadership philosophy Weeks has maintained throughout his tenure.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Pacific transit route The family’s experience illustrates how Ecuador has become a critical route in the cocaine trade.—
David Culver,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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That sensibility is countered by Dina’s, who plays the romantic foil to Liberty’s pessimist.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The score was composed by Nitin Sawney and performed by a 60-piece orchestra, while a 200-strong cast plays over 500 characters across 198 chapters and 700-plus scenes.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Liu clarifies that despite being published under a Japanese pseudonym, Terao Tetsuya, the author is Taiwanese.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Proposition 410 asked voters to ratify language that clarifies language on mayoral term limits.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Grande plays Glinda the Good Witch (originated by Kristin Chenoweth) while Cynthia Erivo portrays Elphaba, the Green-skinned protagonist (first played by Idina Menzel).—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Set during the Japanese colonial period — when Taiwan’s cypress industry thrived — the series portrays a world built by men yet seen through the eyes of a Japanese woman.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Despite states’ commitments to protect the rights of journalists to carry out their work freely and safely, the lack of action by states demonstrates an alarming and deeply dangerous failure by the international community to uphold the rule of law when violations occur.—
Scott Griffen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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What’s next Our research demonstrates that policy-level solutions work.—
Anthony Bald,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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One image depicts Taipei, home to the island’s government offices and military headquarters.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The second is Nouvelle Vague, which giddily depicts the making of the French New Wave classic Breathless; by the end, the entire cast and crew have been driven up the wall by their mercurial director, Jean-Luc Godard (Guillaume Marbeck).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Interprets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interprets. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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