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as in derived
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information as I understand it, this is the best plan that we have
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as in knew
to have a practical understanding of I think I understand how an engine works now
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as in comprehended
to have a clear idea of after a few weeks in Russia I began to understand the language a little bit
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Recent Examples of understood The better you are understood, the easier your loan will get done. —
Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 But the link to specific outcomes, such as different cancers, isn’t well understood. —Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Its long-term health problems are only starting to be understood. —ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 Mahatma Gandhi understood that saying nothing can carry more weight than any speech. —Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for understood
Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 But the link to specific outcomes, such as different cancers, isn’t well understood. —Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Its long-term health problems are only starting to be understood. —ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 Mahatma Gandhi understood that saying nothing can carry more weight than any speech. —Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for understood
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Xiaodi also described the robot as incorporating a custom liquid-cooling system—derived from similar cooling technology for consumer electronics—that could potentially be adapted for industrial applications.— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
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One of the hottest ingredients in beauty right now is PDRN, which is derived from sperm cells of salmon (yes, sperm) and used in skincare products to boost collagen.— Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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The team knew Reiten’s contract expired in the summer.— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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But no one knew how to fully compute these invariants in an efficient way, except for the first member of the sequence.— Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
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The company expects a little more of an impact in its Q2, but Cook said it’s fully comprehended in the above Street outlook of 48% to 49%.— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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In one version of the script, Alonzo managed to escape, but Washington and Fuqua decided against it.— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Tampa Bay has lost 12 of its last 13 playoff games decided in overtime going back to Game 5 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.— Eduardo Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Armenia was reliant on its close alliance with Russia for the first three decades of its existence, ensuring its protection against Azerbaijani attempts to take Nagorno-Karabakh, which was internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but under the de facto control of Armenia.— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
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Steven Hager, writing in the Village Voice, in 1982, gave the burgeoning scene in the Bronx the reportorial treatment, widely recognized as the first major newspaper acknowledgment of the turntable innovation that was happening uptown.— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.— Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Battle of the Billionaires concluded at that year’s WrestleMania and got great ratings.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The researchers then deciphered certain traits that were linked to the habit.— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Kinsella was excited for Yates’ voice to be an easter egg—one of many voices to be deciphered by fans among a scream-singing chorus.— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
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Brooke said moments during filming forced her to confront lingering insecurities about whether her father ever fully grasped her independence and success.— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Atheist philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche grasped the radical implications of this view.— James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Understood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/understood. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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