understanding
Example Sentences
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When confronted with an undeniable fact — in this case, thousands of people booing a sitting president — the healthy human mind adjusts its understanding of reality.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
The goal is minimal, a memorandum of understanding to stop the fighting, open the strait and set up talks on more difficult issues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
"It is our understanding that the Independent Football Regulator is reviewing this matter urgently and we wholeheartedly support their efforts in doing so," the statement added.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
"The vast number of fossil whale falls documented, including a new species of beaked whale, is truly amazing and is of major importance to understanding whale evolution and whale distributions over geologic time," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Lucky that she is forgiving and understanding, and that she knows how to wear down anyone’s defenses.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Vocabulary lists containing understanding
Positive Words to Describe People, List 1
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