understanding
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"A lot of directors are too busy trying to steer you in a direction instead of understanding what that relationship is between a director and an actor."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“I would really want the benefit of understanding what the judges think about the issue.”
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
"Fully assembled, life-size replicas become a blueprint for better understanding the dynamic animals that creatures like Deinosuchus really were."
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
But a combination of understanding food as fuel for her sport and proactive steps, such as eating free from distractions and alerting team nutritionists to pay her special attention, has helped keep her on track.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Plans to send a man into space, a manned flight to the moon, weather satellites, and other very ambitious objectives, like understanding zero-gravity weightlessness, would all be part of NASA’s work.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing understanding
Positive Words to Describe People, List 1
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