1
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
Gelb said the broad crime rate decreases have made some criminologists question historic understandings of what drives trends in violent crime and how to battle it.
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Claudia Lauer, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
And as states started to abandon Common Core, school controversies began to focus less on standards and achievement than on competing understandings of America itself.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
This ambitious agenda puts the spotlight on the country’s sports diplomacy, in which athletic endeavors serve as an arena for gaining influence, cultivating international leadership, interacting with foreign audiences, and facilitating conversations that can lead to better understandings.
—Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Ryabkov referenced the August 15 summit in Anchorage, noting that Russian‑American understandings reached there could serve as a foundation for future negotiations.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the United States recently signed memorandum of understandings with several Southeast Asian countries on rare earths, as part of its push to diversify its reliance on imports from China.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
This is obviously going to take some toll on an individual’s form, due to needing to build understandings and partnerships with team-mates.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Personal understandings among leaders cannot achieve this.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
During the 2025 excavation campaign, researchers in Iraq unearthed a monumental building that might transform current understandings of Uruk’s relationship with surrounding regions, a location known as the world’s first metropolis.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
Claudia Lauer, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
And as states started to abandon Common Core, school controversies began to focus less on standards and achievement than on competing understandings of America itself.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
This ambitious agenda puts the spotlight on the country’s sports diplomacy, in which athletic endeavors serve as an arena for gaining influence, cultivating international leadership, interacting with foreign audiences, and facilitating conversations that can lead to better understandings.
—Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Ryabkov referenced the August 15 summit in Anchorage, noting that Russian‑American understandings reached there could serve as a foundation for future negotiations.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the United States recently signed memorandum of understandings with several Southeast Asian countries on rare earths, as part of its push to diversify its reliance on imports from China.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
This is obviously going to take some toll on an individual’s form, due to needing to build understandings and partnerships with team-mates.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Personal understandings among leaders cannot achieve this.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
During the 2025 excavation campaign, researchers in Iraq unearthed a monumental building that might transform current understandings of Uruk’s relationship with surrounding regions, a location known as the world’s first metropolis.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandings
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Board members took up several agenda items including a major budget update and labor agreements.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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To cement Liberty Station as a future development site, the city is required under a 2023 court ruling to keep making progress toward completing compensation agreements and then working on plans for future development of Liberty Station.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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That mismatch was illustrated in a 2024 study that found striking differences between teachers and parents’ perceptions of autism traits — things like having trouble interpreting body language or understanding social mores.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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Trybal pairs elevated African cuisine with late-night programming and cultural storytelling designed to challenge perceptions of the continent while drawing new energy into the neighborhood.—
Patricia Kaowthumrong,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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The deal is Washington’s latest on the continent, with more than a dozen nations agreeing to similar pacts recently.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Under the American and British flags, Diego Garcia defends the Indo-Pacific region against aggressors who do not trouble their consciences about laws, pacts, or the rights of weaker nations.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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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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Producer Fortes, founder of Fiascocrafts, also emphasizes the goal of shaking up conventions through a female lens.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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There are inexcusable attacks on civilians — on hospitals and on a girls’ school in Minab, killing dozens of children — without regard to United Nations conventions and international law.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Through universal intelligent manipulation, the robot autonomously plans grasps, adjusts force in real time, and navigates obstacles using seamless hand–eye coordination.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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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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