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as in explains
to make plain or understandable
a biblical passage that scholars haven't been able to interpret to everyone's satisfaction
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as in performs
to present a portrayal or performance of
interpreted the role of Fletcher Christian in a challengingly new way
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Recent Examples of interprets
Kira interprets this disengagement not as a lack of curiosity, but as a natural response to information overload.
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William Jones, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
But what if what Melville meant was more akin to how Guo interprets it?
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
The video also explains how the robot interprets the command, plans its next actions, and completes the task, while showing footage from its onboard cameras.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
The position prepares special reports, determines budget needs, and interprets parole policy and procedure.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The body interprets this as alert mode.
—Mónica Heras, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025
The implant uses them to stimulate the inner ear, creating what the brain then interprets as sound.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The system interprets the vision—described in plain words—and builds the underlying logic, connects payment gateways(coming soon in 2026 Jan), and launches the product.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2025
Scream With Me expands on this argument with its analysis of The Exorcist, a movie that Johnson interprets as a parable about physical abuse; its male demon torments and beats a single working mother and her child.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interprets
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But as Lilly explains to Ronnie, telling the truth now won’t do anything to absolve Hank — everyone already thinks Lilly is crazy.—
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At the train station when Kelley is about to depart, Howie explains his backstory to keep Kelley from leaving.—
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New York storyteller Laura Sims leads workshops and performs stories on Saturday and Sunday during the Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival at The Breman.—
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Mindy performs in this scene wearing a pair of Jimmy Choo’s Sacaria platform sandals.—
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Advertisement No country illustrates the region’s dilemma better than Brazil, Latin America’s largest democracy.—
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Andersen has also come up with a perfect ending, one that illustrates so much by saying so little.—
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As Cuenca plays a ball to the feet of his striker, Wilson dashes in the other direction, delaying Ibrahima Konate’s forward jump because the centre-back knows Bradley is unable to track both him and Robinson at the same time.—
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In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.—
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But the resulting blow-by-blow account neither clarifies much about what was going through their minds nor brings them to life as characters.—
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Legislators passed a law in 2024 that essentially specifies emotional support animals are not service dogs and clarifies that a dog must be trained or is being trained to perform tasks or work for a person with a disability is allowed.—
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Mekia Cox, who portrays Nyla Harper, wed basketball analyst Britt Leach in 2018, according to The Knot.—
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Arnett, Cooper, and Mark Chappell cowrote the screenplay, and Cooper portrays Balls, Alex's actor friend who serves as the film's comic relief.—
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Blending fun and function in consumer robotics Baby FuFu demonstrates a wider trend in consumer robotics, where usability and approachability take precedence over complexity.—
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Duwaji demonstrates that style can be commentary, an extension of thought, and a deliberate act of agency.—
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Brewer depicts the world of music impersonators with a fair amount of affection, like the rodeo clowns of late 20th-century America.—
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It's set in 1776 in Philly and depicts Benjamin Franklin and other Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence, with a celebratory toast with milk.—
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“Interprets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interprets. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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