interpret
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clarify, clear (up), construe, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, get across, illuminate, illustrate, simplify, spell out, unriddle
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In her speech, the Queen called for civility and respect in what many interpreted as a reference to the increasingly toxic Brexit debate in England. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Queen Elizabeth Breaks Important Royal "Rule" by Talking About Brexit," 27 Jan. 2019 The Trump administration released the report ahead of schedule on the Friday after Thanksgiving — a move many interpreted as an attempt to bury the findings. — Aaron Rupar, Vox, "US ambassador to Canada tries to “both sides” climate science," 6 Dec. 2018 The reel included a brief clip of Jon Snow and Sansa Stark embracing in the snow, which fans have interpreted as the scene where Snow returns to Winterfell. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "HBO Confirms When Game of Thrones Season 8 Is Premiering," 13 Nov. 2018 Other models took immediate notice of Kendall's words, which many interpreted as a dig at their own work. — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, "Kendall Jenner Offended Other Models in Her “Love” Interview," 20 Aug. 2018 The radar cross section has been tilted 90°. The leftmost white line is the surface radar echo, while the light bluespots along the basal radar echo highlight areas of very high reflectivity, interpreted as being caused by the presence of water. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Underground Lake of Liquid Water Detected on Mars," 25 July 2018 Closet autocrats achieve this by starting out with implementing reforms — though some may interpret these reforms as democratic backsliding, the moves are also consistent with the regime’s extreme ideological agenda. — Monika Nalepa, Washington Post, "Poland may forcibly ‘retire’ dozens of Supreme Court justices," 10 July 2018 Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in April for an informal two-day relationship-building summit in the Chinese city of Wuhan, an event widely interpreted as a diplomatic reset. — Joshua Berlinger, CNN, "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks out against protectionism," 1 June 2018 Lawyers and analysts worry that authorities could interpret that phrase with broad discretion. — Chao Deng, WSJ, "China Speeds Long-Sought Foreign-Investment Law," 16 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interpret.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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