Thesaurus results for READINGS

readings

noun

plural of reading

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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Recent Examples of readings Connecting his novels, the ‘Bond’ feature films and rare archive footage of the late author and his era, the film contains contributions from Ralph Fiennes, William Boyd, Kate Mosse, Nicholas Shakespeare and Marlon James, and readings by Helena Bonham Carter. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 May 2026 For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience. —

Usa Today, USA Today, 11 May 2026 The movie-trailer framing and Padilla’s exaggerated reactions and line readings kept the sketch in the realm of comedy. —

Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026 Stovall noted that the S&P 500 relative strength index closed in overbought territory, as of May 6, occurring alongside overbought readings for the communication services and information technology sectors as well as the Nasdaq 100. —

Sean Conlon,alex Harring, CNBC, 10 May 2026 Three of the four lowest sentiment readings ever recorded have now happened in the past nine months. —

Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 May 2026 The sensor delivered repeatable measurements with low hysteresis, meaning readings stayed consistent during loading and unloading cycles. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026 The comedy production blends solo readings with ensemble mash-ups, where multiple autobiographies collide into comedic scenes complete with love triangles and wildly different versions of the same stories. —

Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026 Rice’s lyrics are carefully enunciated and given nuanced line readings. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

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However, Lewin, the physiologist, is cautious about overextending the results and interpretations to every bird, given that the researchers haven’t looked at any migratory species.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
In contrast, a decision by a judge is governed by stare decisis, the legal principle that courts must adhere to interpretations of law set by past decisions and that lower courts must follow higher courts when in the same jurisdiction.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026