as in understanding
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
the president's comprehension of the current situation in the Middle East
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Students in Florida — and across the U.S. — had low reading comprehension scores last year in a learning loss trend exacerbated by the pandemic, according to a national education report released Wednesday.
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
Most humiliating, Coco had loved to force Sam to repeat herself two, three, even four times before acting as if comprehension finally dawned on her.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
As the president of the United States, Trump is one of the most influential people in the world, while Swift has star power that has taken her beyond the conventional comprehension of what celebrity means.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
At Fort Jackson, Army teachers stood in classrooms trying to impart basic skills: reading comprehension, word problems, and algebra.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
Most humiliating, Coco had loved to force Sam to repeat herself two, three, even four times before acting as if comprehension finally dawned on her.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
As the president of the United States, Trump is one of the most influential people in the world, while Swift has star power that has taken her beyond the conventional comprehension of what celebrity means.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
At Fort Jackson, Army teachers stood in classrooms trying to impart basic skills: reading comprehension, word problems, and algebra.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Comprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehension. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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