construing

present participle of construe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for construing
Verb
  • Police took Taddese’s phone and vehicle as evidence, which alarmed the family, Bernard said, explaining some of the family’s reservations about the police investigation.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Building in a few minutes at the end of meetings for clarifying questions shows that understanding is a priority.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The last two years have been clarifying, and not only in unpleasant ways.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While the details of the case are particular to one individual, experts say the outcome is far too common, illustrating the need for greater vigilance of, and advocacy around, a threat that kills a person every six minutes, according to the National Blood Clot Alliance.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That's why, for example, the US government has funded a series of Landsat satellites since 1972 to create an uninterrupted data catalog illustrating changes in global land use.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At Level 2, this means demonstrating compliance with all 110 controls in NIST 800-171.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • While his specialty is agateware, which involves carving into a multi-colored piece to reveal layers of clay, this musician and songwriter also enjoys the showmanship of demonstrating his craft.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Think of it as a hospital’s central nervous system for information — continuously gathering signals, interpreting them, and routing critical insights where they are needed most.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Managing and interpreting the flood of data would be impossible without machine intelligence.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There has been some progress in simplifying regulations.
    Tasmin Lockwood, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Leverage Passwordless Tools And Automated Credential Rotation Empowering employees starts with simplifying secure access.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Construing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construing. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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