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
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.
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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
But there was a gap between us—our culture, our language, our understandings.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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
But there was a gap between us—our culture, our language, our understandings.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandings
Noun
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Last week Meta announced agreements with three nuclear power companies for a data center in Ohio.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2026
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Revenue-sharing agreements divert profits that could otherwise flow to pension funds serving teachers, first responders, and blue-collar workers.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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This annual survey of more than 1,300 global leaders and experts shows a fascinating divide in perceptions of short-term and longer-term risks.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Even if the new chair wants to lower rates, concerns about how this might affect perceptions of the Fed’s independence will increase other FOMC members’ resistance.—
Bill Dudley,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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Many of the massive overall pacts made that year with top talent have since been succeeded by first-look pacts, which reflect the current economic realities by lowering the studios’ financial commitment while giving creators and producers more flexibility.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Dec. 2025
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In its final outing, the show’s central characters Damini, Umang, Anjana and Siddhi return with what the streamer describes as the mother of all pacts.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Dec. 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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Dabis embraces the conventions of melodrama with sombre grace.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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Following her participation in the event, which reunited several of the stars of the famed 1966 Batman live-action series, Newmar won't attend any other fan conventions or expos.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 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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“Understandings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandings. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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