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as in agreements
an arrangement about action to be taken
the tenants came to an understanding with the landlord that they would be able to renew their leases for the same rent
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as in perceptions
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
a social observer with a deep understanding of the problems that the nation's cities face in the 21st century
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Recent Examples of understandings
The smallest connections fortify the biggest understandings.
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Others include cognitive empathy (accurately understanding a patient’s situation); communication skills (asking about patients’ lives and telling them our interpretations); and altruism (mobilizing these understandings for the patient’s benefit).
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Think of them as foundational understandings.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The trial court also applied the new historical practices and understandings test, holding that there was no evidence of a tradition to display the Ten Commandments in public schools permanently.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
But this week’s Platonic is the first official road trip episode, a brisk 24-minute journey during which both of our central characters overcome their denial and come to important understandings.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
That’s because Feinberg saw writing as a tool to break down the rigidity of previous understandings of transition.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
Occasionally, those understandings escape into the world and disrupt things.
—Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Others include cognitive empathy (accurately understanding a patient’s situation); communication skills (asking about patients’ lives and telling them our interpretations); and altruism (mobilizing these understandings for the patient’s benefit).
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Think of them as foundational understandings.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The trial court also applied the new historical practices and understandings test, holding that there was no evidence of a tradition to display the Ten Commandments in public schools permanently.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
But this week’s Platonic is the first official road trip episode, a brisk 24-minute journey during which both of our central characters overcome their denial and come to important understandings.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
That’s because Feinberg saw writing as a tool to break down the rigidity of previous understandings of transition.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
Occasionally, those understandings escape into the world and disrupt things.
—Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandings
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The portions of the plan that include Israeli withdrawal, the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and the provision of mass humanitarian aid to Gaza are similar to past agreements, including the last one that collapsed after Israel violated its terms in March 2025.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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The athletic department hired Davonte Higginbottom on July 16 as its new NIL strategist, and Yurachek said collegiate sports marketing company Learfield is further helping with agreements.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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Banks and private investors should recalibrate their perceptions of risk to better support creative industries, wrote Tochi Louis, founder of a market intelligence platform, in TechCabal.—
Vivianne Wandera,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Outdated perceptions persist, and many view manufacturing as dirty, dangerous, and limiting career growth.—
Mark Rayfield,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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By contrast, a name-brand designer, brokerage firm and yacht builder partnering to create a new line of superyachts is uncommon, though two unusual pacts were publicly announced recently at the Monaco Yacht Show.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
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At the moment, Spain has 22 such pacts and would like to increase that number, said Vázquez, speaking at a Focus on the Philippines round table at the San Sebastian Film Festival.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.—
Rosanna Fraire,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The release includes interviews, outtakes and critical appreciations.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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Peak travel seasons and events, such as holidays or conventions, can significantly increase rates.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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There was an agreed upon set of conventions.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Hurricanes needed that to happen after the game nearly slipped out of their grasps.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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Halakhic rulings on divorce, medical emergencies, or conversion involve nuance that no present-day model grasps.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Understandings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandings. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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