as in to interpret
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 construe
But judges reviewing other eligibility cases have rejected this interpretation as construing Alston beyond its actual words.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
This article is not intended to be used as the sole basis for financial decisions, nor should it be construed as advice designed to meet the particular needs of an individual’s situation.
—William Jones, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Thus, to the extent that the IEEPA’s language is unclear, the major questions doctrine suggests that the law should be construed to not permit these tariffs.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 13 May 2025
The evidence for this is her (few) actions at the tournament, which are being construed as overwhelmingly negative.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
This article is not intended to be used as the sole basis for financial decisions, nor should it be construed as advice designed to meet the particular needs of an individual’s situation.
—William Jones, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Thus, to the extent that the IEEPA’s language is unclear, the major questions doctrine suggests that the law should be construed to not permit these tariffs.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 13 May 2025
The evidence for this is her (few) actions at the tournament, which are being construed as overwhelmingly negative.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for construe
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken up nearly a dozen cases challenging and interpreting the governor's partial veto power.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
7 July 2025
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The move was widely interpreted as a subtle yet clear acknowledgment of her identity as the woman referenced in the song.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
7 July 2025
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Based on this research, the company hypothesized about what the issues are that give people trouble with these terms and concepts, though many such searches also could be conducted to clarify details or derive more information.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Casas has emphasized that the new agreement is primarily about clarifying responsibilities, not about radically changing the department’s behavior.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 July 2025
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The three friends who wrote and illustrated the story felt that those three stages were the perfect way to justify the collaboration.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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Recursion's financial results presently illustrate the conventional hurdles encountered by clinical-stage biotechnology enterprises.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Another royal source explained that layoffs were inevitable for the former royal family members.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
13 July 2025
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The woman explained the extensive interviewing process as well as her concerns with pursuing the opportunity on the community forum Mumsnet.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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These weren't amateur attempts at gaming the system — they were carefully crafted prompt injections that demonstrated deep understanding of how AI systems process text and respond to instructions.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Given to the forward who demonstrates throughout the season the most skill in the defensive component of the game.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The initial version was published in The Columbia Journal of Law & The Arts, with 248 footnotes explicating both legal and operatic precedents.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2010
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Idles’s songs explicate the social and moral turmoil that youthful protesters can’t put into words, but the band’s energetic live performances and enthusiastic crowds make sense of what otherwise look like ideological whims.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 May 2025
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Still, the impressive power of the book club might have been better elucidated if details about its impact in other Eastern Bloc countries were brought into the story.—
Valorie Castellanos Clark,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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The physicist Paul Dirac coined both terms in a speech in 1945, naming the two particle kingdoms after physicists who helped elucidate their properties: Satyendra Nath Bose and Enrico Fermi.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
23 June 2025
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“Construe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construe. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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