understandings

plural of understanding
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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 Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Some of their clients lack financial literacy and have generally poor understandings of the healthcare system. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 One-on-one, face-to-face discussions trigger key interpretive understandings that are authentic to each stakeholder. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 But few such understandings appear to exist in the Russian-Ukrainian case. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 But doing so can unlock new understandings of what the vagus nerve does and how its role changes over time. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026 Putin and Erdoğan’s secret campaigns are being fought under the radar, in places that are torn between rival nation states and their conflicting understandings of the past and future. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 But the industry’s significance to black history goes beyond economic understandings of racial uplift. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 Weekly Newsletter This led to a breakthrough in translation, which, along with new archaeological discoveries, produced new understandings. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandings
Noun
  • StandardX has already signed agreements with leading fusion developers to manufacture tritium to support their missions in bringing fusion power to the grid.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Zimbabwe is among several African nations resisting Washington’s push to replace broad health assistance with country-by-country agreements emphasizing domestic financing and reduced donor dependence.
    — Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Finally, the case for continuing Republican support remains grounded in voters’ perceptions of Republican competence on the economy, border security and crime.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • McDonald’s said the restaurant modernizations include lockers to handle delivery orders more easily, more visible coffee preparation areas to enhance quality perceptions, bigger play areas and improved kitchen layouts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • New Delhi has maintained close ties with Moscow, including through energy and defense pacts, while also deepening its strategic relationship with Washington.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The financials are also unmatched, with last year’s annual check to each franchise from 345 Park Ave topping $450 million from leaguewide deals, primarily driven by the NFL’s $125 billion in media pacts.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • As some national lands face uncertainty, five Post Opinions writers share appreciations of their favorites.
    — Washington Post Opinions, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Played on the show by Sarah Pidgeon, audiences on TikTok have gone into a frenzy with appreciations and tutorials showing how to style Besette staples like a white shirt, pencil skirt, and headband.
    — Valentina Bottoni, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • However, those conventions become much more meaningful when students understand the intellectual practices underneath them.
    — Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Users of classical psychedelics who underwent a major trip on the Fourth of July expressed reduced support for partisan political violence, whereas tripping around the time of the Democratic and Republican conventions increased it.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Understandings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandings. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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