- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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“This is a PR cleanup situation. This is the mayor understanding that businesses are suffering as a result of lack of access,” Shorter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It is how living in such an environment shapes a generation’s understanding of markets, institutions and economic expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Scientists are getting a clearer picture of how thermodynamics behaves in the quantum world, and that progress could benefit both quantum technology and our understanding of familiar thermodynamic principles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Flock uprising, though, is the stirrings of public understanding that none of this inevitable — and we have the right to fight back.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Gingersnipes and Clare exchanged exasperated looks, and in that moment, understanding dawned on Clare.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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