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
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.
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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
But there was a gap between us—our culture, our language, our understandings.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandings
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Phelps was also lauded for expanding NASCAR's international footprint, securing long-term media rights and charter agreements, and building a leadership team that is focused on building the future of stock car racing with fan experience at its core.—
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The two countries signed dozens of bilateral agreements, including in a 20-year cooperation deal to repair and overhaul Venezuelan refineries and enhance military relations.—
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Any concerns about public perceptions can be alleviated by carefully questioning prospective jurors about their knowledge of the case, prosecutors wrote in a court filing.—
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The sight of encampments and people in the throes of psychosis in the streets drives perceptions of lawlessness and danger, studies show.—
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Many of the massive overall pacts made that year with top talent have since been succeeded by first-look pacts, which reflect the current economic realities by lowering the studios’ financial commitment while giving creators and producers more flexibility.—
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In its final outing, the show’s central characters Damini, Umang, Anjana and Siddhi return with what the streamer describes as the mother of all pacts.—
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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.—
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The release includes interviews, outtakes and critical appreciations.—
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What tabloid dross tends to obscure is his impressive career—first as a star dancer at the New York City Ballet, then as a roving choreographer of complex, dynamic work that is rooted in balletic conventions but not restricted by them.—
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Presidential nominating conventions, which happen every four years, are where Democratic and Republican party delegates formally select their presidential candidates.—
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His team first examined 30 natural hand grasps, from holding a small bead to lifting a large bottle.—
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The Hurricanes needed that to happen after the game nearly slipped out of their grasps.—
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“Understandings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandings. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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