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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
Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Make this required reading for the other 90 players.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Craig Nakano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Continue reading … PASTOR COREY BROOKS – The only way to truly feel the Christmas spirit.
—Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Encouraging consumer and wholesale inflation readings open the door to more rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Make this required reading for the other 90 players.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Verb
What our subscribers were reading Our reader metrics measure engagement with articles beyond click counts.
—Craig Nakano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Continue reading … PASTOR COREY BROOKS – The only way to truly feel the Christmas spirit.
—Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reading
Noun
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And the 69-year-old Leo has a trail of social media posts promoting opinion articles critical of Vice President JD Vance ‒ one as recent as April 14 ‒ over Vance's interpretation of Scripture and his position on immigration.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Yes, many families absolutely lean into the dress code of cowboy boots, lariats, cowboy hats and other committed interpretations of cowboy formal.—
Margaux Lushing,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The lessons doctors are learning on KJ will hopefully be used to help many other children.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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This is likely to prove most useful in lessons and lectures where users will be able to comfortably view the whiteboard whilst simultaneously toggling through different elements such as documents and notes.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The 49ers being the sixth favorite to win the Super Bowl next year seems insane and more based on past success rather than predicting future success.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Analysts estimate that if the full 125% tariff hits without mitigation, iPhones could jump significantly in price—some predicting future models could reach $3,500.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Although such teardowns tend to reveal features that may or may not appear in functioning applications, the Google Play Services app version 25.19.31 beta code seems to have already gone live for a number of users.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The other versions include Jungle Kamo (green with orange accents), Desert Kamo (beige with lighter orange accents), and Urban Kamo (identical to Cyber Kamo, except with a more traditional camouflage pattern on its keycaps).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Here’s my exact approach to helping teens quickly, painlessly complete their missing assignments.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Lowder suffered the loss in both, losing his start in Arizona to Clayton Kershaw, who was on a rehab assignment for the Los Angeles Dodgers.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Verb
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With four distinct seasons, outdoor activities range from fishing, boating, hiking, mountain biking, swimming, perusing farmers markets, and concerts in the summer to skiing, snowboarding, and ice fishing come winter.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
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After perusing the vast assortment of premium shopping—from Burberry to Beams—surrounding the train station, hop in a cab to reach Shishi-Iwa House, your home for the night.—
Brandon Presser,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Moroney's rendition of the look consisted of a one-shoulder Cult Gaia dress with side cutouts.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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The group also performed the track live for the first time in March at London’s Royal Albert Hall, although that rendition was interrupted when Daltrey experienced technical difficulties.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
8 May 2025
Noun
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An experiment where chronic pain patients learned to turn down negative emotions through a combination of sessions with an online therapist with homework showed significant success easing physical suffering, according to an article in the journal JAMA Network Open.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
7 May 2025
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So our eyes are on the Met Gala red carpet to see who showed up, dressed up, and did their homework.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
5 May 2025
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“Reading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reading. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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