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as in understands
to have a clear idea of
the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong
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as in knows
to have a practical understanding of
it took me a while to comprehend algebra
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as in encompasses
to have as part of a whole
our notion of morality should comprehend much more than proper sexual behavior
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehends
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Bowles said his team understands the job in front of it.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Over the decades and centuries, the characters whose contemporaries see them as unsound or suspect are, the reader understands, the most in tune with the house’s past.—
Amanda Parrish Morgan,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Western Hemisphere encompasses a vast region stretching from Cape Horn at the southern end of the South American continent through to the Caribbean, Central America, the United States, Canada and Greenland.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Because the agency encompasses more than a hundred and fifty active missions at twenty major centers and facilities, many staffers spend their days on video calls.—
David W. Brown,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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This set includes needle tips and cables of different sizes, allowing knitters to customize their tools for specific patterns, plus yarn, accessories and a stylish case to store it in – all for less than $30.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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The footage includes various clips of the couple dancing and hanging out on the beach and traveling the world together.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Penske recognizes the value of competition brought by Ganassi's re-entry into NASCAR.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Instead, this is about a teenage boy whom the audience recognizes as gay but is completely unaware of his true identity.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Products, like Latisse—which contains an ingredient called Prostaglandin—were specially formulated to help lashes grow long.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2024
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But the problem, experts say, is that sewage today contains a host of chemicals, including PFAS, generated by businesses, factories and homes.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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This kind of financial mindset involves trust — in yourself, in your systems, and most importantly, in your ability to adapt if or when your financial circumstances change.—
Judy Lagrou,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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Adjust Your Expectations Without Lowering Your Standards Perhaps the most challenging but necessary perspective shift involves adjusting expectations without abandoning ambition.—
Cynthia Pong, JD,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Of the two that would be acquired through a trade (Suzuki and Robert), Rosenthal sees the latter as being the one who is more available.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Since a lot of my travel — including this Europe trip — entails multiple travel days, lugging around two backpacks in a turtleshell style isn’t fun.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
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One method, known as pruning, entails removing unnecessary or inefficient parts of a neural network — the sprawling web of connected data points that underlies a large model.—
Stephen Ornes,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Comprehends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehends. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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