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as in interpretation
a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view
a very bizarre reading of one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies by an alternative theater company
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as in lesson
something assigned to be read or studied
make sure you do the assigned reading for tonight
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as in scanning
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in predicting
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Recent Examples of reading
Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
New research takes that a step further by showing that people who engage in cognitively stimulating activities such as reading, writing, and playing board games reduce their odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
Stafford is the only QB to have solved them and much of that came with his experience in seeing and reading the field.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The latest reading wraps up a week filled with other economic data releases, including the January jobs report, which showed that nonfarm payrolls grew by 130,000 last month.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
New research takes that a step further by showing that people who engage in cognitively stimulating activities such as reading, writing, and playing board games reduce their odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Out of the self-care chores, reading was the most common one.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
Stafford is the only QB to have solved them and much of that came with his experience in seeing and reading the field.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reading
Noun
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Under the new rules, cardrooms say some of their most popular games may have to be eliminated or significantly changed to comply with the new interpretation of state law.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Our Floriography Dictionary Sources vary on what different flowers symbolize—this is art, not science—but these are some of our favorite interpretations.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2026
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While the city does not track how often teachers use Hidden Voices, which is optional, in their classrooms, the guides have been downloaded more than 100,000 times, and lesson plans and posters 50,000 times, according to local education data.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Because that, folks, is where the lessons lie.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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With the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, York then marshaled forces to create one single telescope that could map hundreds of millions of objects in the sky — a central telescope systematically scanning the sky, and then releasing massive quantities of data publicly available to any scientist.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Facial recognition tools have also become widely available to law enforcement agencies across the country, but there was a time when they were largely used as investigative tools, using photos of individual suspects rather than proactively scanning people in the field.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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This was broadly in line with what polls had suggested, with Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun predicting that the LDP and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party would secure more then 300 seats in the Lower House.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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The article also studied potential predicting factors of long-term concussion symptoms.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
6 Feb. 2026
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Another measure, House Bill 1645, would create state versions of FEMA programs as Mississippi officials prepare for reduced federal disaster support.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Previous versions of the bill failed to gain traction in both chambers last year.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Among life’s great procrastinations, putting off making a will seems to top insignificant things like delaying cleaning the house or starting a homework assignment.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Before this week, teachers like Hale routinely directed their students to The World Factbook for school assignments, international travelers used it to assess security risks and vaccine recommendations, and journalists relied on its data to add context to their reporting.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Art aficionados can spend hours perusing countless galleries, while foodies can feast on incredibly fresh local cuisine.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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After perusing the museum, walk across the street for a visit to Snoopy’s Home Ice, aka the Redwood Empire Ice Arena.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Critics give props to Jen Shin’s detailed, meticulous three-dimensional architectural renditions of the house.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Jones soared with a passionate rendition of the beloved hymn written as a hymn in 1900 by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson and often referred to as the Black national anthem.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Reading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reading. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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