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as in interpretations
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 lessons
something assigned to be read or studied
make sure you do the assigned reading for tonight
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Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
There are 130 monitoring stations across the Sierra Nevada that provide electronic readings of the snowpack.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
At least three curriculum committee members voiced concerns about Uthmeier’s drip-feed approach to assigning class readings and a lack of clear grading standards.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Industrial settings with heavy machinery could create electrical noise that affects sensor readings.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Pay multiple people from the crafts site Etsy to perform tarot readings, lift any existing curses and otherwise engage in witchcraft.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Staged readings of the musical will be held for three nights in June at The Green Room inside The Yotel.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Lo sits casually, leaning back on a puffy office chair, watching Hodgson move around the vast space while trying different variations of line readings.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
There are 130 monitoring stations across the Sierra Nevada that provide electronic readings of the snowpack.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
At least three curriculum committee members voiced concerns about Uthmeier’s drip-feed approach to assigning class readings and a lack of clear grading standards.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Industrial settings with heavy machinery could create electrical noise that affects sensor readings.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Pay multiple people from the crafts site Etsy to perform tarot readings, lift any existing curses and otherwise engage in witchcraft.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Staged readings of the musical will be held for three nights in June at The Green Room inside The Yotel.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Lo sits casually, leaning back on a puffy office chair, watching Hodgson move around the vast space while trying different variations of line readings.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readings
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Topics included how climate change and air pollution have greatly increased haze in the area, native Cherokee interpretations of the land, and how logging has impacted the park’s streams and fish populations, among other topics.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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Coming off an off-Broadway run with the show, Torres’ Color Theories offers a guide to understanding the world through his playful interpretations of colors.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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But the lessons from the generalized version of special relativity — general relativity — which includes gravitation, goes well beyond our Solar System.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
12 Mar. 2026
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Explore the miniature world of six-legged creatures and witness these tiny bugs teach big lessons about life.—
Mary Caldwell,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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By combining strontium doping and oxygen tuning, the team produced many slightly different versions of the material.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Several independent legal experts told me that, legally, the Pentagon can likely get away with using OpenAI’s technology—versions of the models that underlie ChatGPT—for mass surveillance of Americans.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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The first seeks to remove him from his assignments on the House Appropriations and Homeland Security committees, while the second seeks to censure him.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Students’ course materials, assignments and exams were identical across all four sections.—
Saharnaz Babaei-Balderlou,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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From videos showing concert footage of Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson to a live band playing renditions of songs by the Beastie Boys and Marvin Gaye, Friday’s meeting served as a send-off for both the arena and Visit Fort Worth’s outgoing CEO Bob Jameson.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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Clad in matching black hoodies, sweatpants, and Alexander Wang baseball caps, the Korean American Youth Choir of New York thrilled the crowd with renditions of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit and Alphaville’s Forever Young; two songs personally selected by Wang.—
Savannah Hanoum,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Readings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readings. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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