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as in interpretation
a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view
a very bizarre reading of one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies by an alternative theater company
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as in scanning
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in predicting
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Recent Examples of reading
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Per Goldman’s best reading of the available state-by-state data, for instance, there still hasn’t been a notable increase in weekly jobless claims.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Keep reading for more Quince sweaters inspired by Jennifer Lawrence.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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Noun
As even the tiniest speck of dust, or nearby city lights can break equipment or make noise in readings, remote areas like Kitt Peak offer sanctuary to astronomers peering deep into space.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Per Goldman’s best reading of the available state-by-state data, for instance, there still hasn’t been a notable increase in weekly jobless claims.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
While reading the script, Price also came across the concept of a Dyson sphere, a structure that harnesses power from the sun.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Keep reading for more Quince sweaters inspired by Jennifer Lawrence.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reading
Noun
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Kassam expressed regret over the interpretation.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Dressed in orange, Ripa brought the prison drama to daytime with her hilarious interpretation of Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling).—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the Tank for Tua era should have taught us a valuable lesson about team building.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Currently, Miller is on week two of his Spanish journey and still figuring out his routine while balancing work, language lessons and content creation.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rather than scanning a room with his eyes, Klaus will use his paws to feel his way around.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deep learning soon conquered speech recognition, translation, image captioning, board games, and even the problem of predicting how proteins will fold.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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All are predicting a high-scoring game and each panelist has the victor winning by four or fewer points.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, and Xiaohongshu.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Daniel McFadin is a general assignment reporter who has been with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since October 2022.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
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The film also birthed one of the best horror heroines in the genre's history in the form of Angela (Manuela Velasco), a TV reporter on a seemingly ordinary assignment following a group of firefighters on a night call at a Barcelona apartment building.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kate brought George and Charlotte along for the shopping excursion in October 2019, where local Kathy Whittaker spotted her perusing the Halloween section.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That means shoppers can now stroll through the aisles with firearm in holster at their waist while perusing Pub Sub deals and BOGOs of the week.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The rendition gained momentum after the pair posted a performance clip of the song at a recent soundcheck.—
Russ Penuell,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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This year's event marks the fourth rendition of Vogue World, which debuted in 2022 with a fashion show and street fair intended to revitalize New York Fashion Week after the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Reading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reading. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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