1
as in agreements
an arrangement about action to be taken
the tenants came to an understanding with the landlord that they would be able to renew their leases for the same rent
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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
Gelb said the broad crime rate decreases have made some criminologists question historic understandings of what drives trends in violent crime and how to battle it.
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Claudia Lauer, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
And as states started to abandon Common Core, school controversies began to focus less on standards and achievement than on competing understandings of America itself.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
This ambitious agenda puts the spotlight on the country’s sports diplomacy, in which athletic endeavors serve as an arena for gaining influence, cultivating international leadership, interacting with foreign audiences, and facilitating conversations that can lead to better understandings.
—Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Ryabkov referenced the August 15 summit in Anchorage, noting that Russian‑American understandings reached there could serve as a foundation for future negotiations.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the United States recently signed memorandum of understandings with several Southeast Asian countries on rare earths, as part of its push to diversify its reliance on imports from China.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
This is obviously going to take some toll on an individual’s form, due to needing to build understandings and partnerships with team-mates.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Personal understandings among leaders cannot achieve this.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
During the 2025 excavation campaign, researchers in Iraq unearthed a monumental building that might transform current understandings of Uruk’s relationship with surrounding regions, a location known as the world’s first metropolis.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
Claudia Lauer, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
And as states started to abandon Common Core, school controversies began to focus less on standards and achievement than on competing understandings of America itself.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
This ambitious agenda puts the spotlight on the country’s sports diplomacy, in which athletic endeavors serve as an arena for gaining influence, cultivating international leadership, interacting with foreign audiences, and facilitating conversations that can lead to better understandings.
—Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Ryabkov referenced the August 15 summit in Anchorage, noting that Russian‑American understandings reached there could serve as a foundation for future negotiations.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the United States recently signed memorandum of understandings with several Southeast Asian countries on rare earths, as part of its push to diversify its reliance on imports from China.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
This is obviously going to take some toll on an individual’s form, due to needing to build understandings and partnerships with team-mates.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Personal understandings among leaders cannot achieve this.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
During the 2025 excavation campaign, researchers in Iraq unearthed a monumental building that might transform current understandings of Uruk’s relationship with surrounding regions, a location known as the world’s first metropolis.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandings
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The 251 hostages taken in the attack were returned to Israel in various ceasefire agreements, with the remains of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili, the final body in Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Health officials are working to secure more agreements with pharmaceutical companies to expand the selection of prescription drugs on the platform.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rupp’s slick multimedia work speaks to both technology and societal perceptions of aging women.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Paranoia’s impulsiveness, fixation, and self consciousness are mirrored in romance as a desire to be perceived in a particular way by a specific audience, a curiosity to uncover something deeper and more vital, and the desire to disappear into a world safe from outside perceptions.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ricardo Sheffield, a prominent Morena senator who was previously a member of the center-right National Action Party, has called for a review of oil pacts with Cuba.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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During the same period, New Delhi finalized pacts with Britain, New Zealand and Oman.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.—
Rosanna Fraire,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The release includes interviews, outtakes and critical appreciations.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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To do the job well, historical novelists must learn about the conventions of an era, the social and political tensions of the time even if these are only used to sketch out the background.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Training can help a person expect certain patterns, Andres added, which underscores when conventions are being followed or flouted.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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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
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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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