CONSTRUES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

construes

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present tense third-person singular of construe

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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 construes Critics said the report essentially equates one stand of conservative Christianity to be representative of Christians overall, then construes policy disagreements to be persecution. — ABC News, 1 May 2026 That said, its capacity to pass laws is constrained when the Guardian Council construes them as contradicting or conflicting with the constitution and religion. — Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026

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Here, The Athletic explains who York is, his background and his relationship to Leeds.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The album, Cole explains, became as much about the support surrounding heartbreak as heartbreak itself.

— Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of explains

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As Rankine clarifies in Triage, the pain of this moment is not exclusive to Black Americans.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
The first clarifies that its PLX product does not provide law enforcement agencies with geolocation data, and the second says that the company has reached out to the complaint's authors to ask that the complaint against Penlink be withdrawn.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

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IonQ’s partnership with Sandia National Laboratories also demonstrates its increasing national-security relevance.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The research also demonstrates the JWST is more than capable of studying the dispersal of gas and dust around individual infant stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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Across its restaurants, bars, and private dining experiences, Conrad Punta de Mita interprets the flavors of Mexico’s Pacific coast with creativity and balance.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026
Sickafoose's team interprets this as being the haze particles settling towards lower latitudes.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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