construing

verb

Definition of construingnext
present participle of construe
as in explaining
to make plain or understandable the role of the justices of the Supreme Court in construing the constitution

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for construing
  1. explaining
  2. clarifying
  3. illustrating
  4. demonstrating
  5. interpreting
  6. simplifying
Verb
  • The company has not issued a press release explaining the issue and an email was not immediately returned, Associated Press reported.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Dolphins still have a 12 percent chance of making the playoffs, but Calais Campbell was in the locker room Sunday explaining how he might be released to sign with a contender once the postseason elimination becomes official.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of explaining
Verb
  • In addition to suggestions focused on simplifying and clarifying the process, including preclearance, the Section recommended the Service make the Streamlined Procedures permanent.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In particular, two key issues need clarifying.
    Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of clarifying
Verb
  • The pairing of blue curacao with cream creates a smooth, frosted blue color, illustrating the cooler colors of the season.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Automakers including Ford, Honda and Volkswagen have already aligned their production with California's standards, illustrating the industry's gradual shift toward greener technologies.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of illustrating
Verb
  • Through technology and entrepreneurship, these organizations are demonstrating that collaboration is possible even in in the midst of war.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Non-violent car theft, which is tracked nationally by the FBI, also rose dramatically after the pandemic, driven in part by a viral video demonstrating how to exploit a security flaw in Hyundais and Kias.
    Martin Kaste, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of demonstrating
Verb
  • How has your way of interpreting characters changed over the years?
    Federica Polidoro, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Caroline Ransom Williams brought Egypt to the people, organizing and interpreting the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Egyptian collection as well as developing new copying techniques for use in the field.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of interpreting
Verb
  • Simpler disclosures would replace a pile of documents (with lots of signatures and things to keep track of) with much less paper or pixels, thus simplifying and reducing the cost of transactions.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Their goals mostly involve deregulation, from keeping a hands off approach to crypto currency to simplifying Pentagon procurement regulations.
    William Hartung, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of simplifying
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