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 Again, this is the legacy of Christianity playing out in depictions and understandings of female monstrosity. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 The cutting edge of this debate is happening in cryptography, where AI has completely changed popular understandings of trust and assurance. — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 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 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 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
  • Over the next three years, Movistar Plus plans to increase its annual output of Spanish originals from eight to 16 series, alongside another 10 titles through co-production and rights acquisition agreements.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Both companies extended several logistics agreements through 2030 covering fulfillment, returns and inbound operations in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Trump, always sensitive to perceptions about popularity, has since resorted to misleading people about how well those speeches performed.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The central bank's monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations found that consumers expect inflation to be even higher a year from now, while perceptions about their own financial standing deteriorated.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • O’Connor will also be the BA team leader focused on first-look deals and overall pacts.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Business also soared with ticket revenue up more than 25% and an annual sponsorship bump of $26 million, thanks to new pacts with Xfinity and Bank of America, as well as multiple extensions.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 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
  • Knowles pointed to the growth of Canva’s annual Canva Create fan conventions as an example of how the importance of experiential events for brands.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Stylistically, the sequence injects noir with the conventions of music videos.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 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 15 Oct. 2026.

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