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as in to decipher
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
the agents worked into the night to decode the intercepted message from the enemy spy
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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
I was never able to decode the strange relationship that existed between those two people
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Recent Examples of decode
Now, a convergence of Big Pharma and venture capital investment is betting billions that artificial intelligence can finally decode this infinite complexity.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
BitLocker scrambles all the data on the hard drive, making it so that only those with a key can decode it.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Now, after eight years of investigation, the Aarhus team has finally decoded this vascular paradox.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Quite a challenge for Stidham, Webb and Payton to decode this week.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
BitLocker scrambles all the data on the hard drive, making it so that only those with a key can decode it.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Now, after eight years of investigation, the Aarhus team has finally decoded this vascular paradox.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Quite a challenge for Stidham, Webb and Payton to decode this week.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decode
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But this can be tricky to decipher without a medical degree.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
21 Jan. 2026
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So, the thinking went, every costume, prop, and line reading is there for a reason, infinite symbolism scattered across the frame for anyone determined enough to decipher it.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
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Used by more than just psychiatrists, the DSM is considered the very foundation of how mental health issues are understood.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images MONTREAL — Cole Caufield arrived for his on-air interview between the second and third periods Tuesday night understanding the exact situation in which his Montreal Canadiens found themselves.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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About 80 warming centers were opened across the state, known as one of the nation's poorest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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In other words, getting hit by the single most energetic particle presently known in all the Universe would have no noticeable effect on you at all.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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And only by comprehending the Star Eaters will Ro also comprehend his part in their potential destruction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost too massive for the human mind to comprehend.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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The selection highlights the diversity of the state’s cheesemaking tradition and features producers recognized nationally for their quality and flavor.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Investors appear to have recognized that Meta is actually monetizing this AI expenditure.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Al-Maliki ended his second term in 2014 after the Obama administration’s growing frustration with his security blind spots that saw the rise of the Islamic State in the same year across a large swathe of Iraqi and Syrian territory.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Someone who should not stumble into this, who should not have to see the grave of her loved one defaced.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Americans can understand complex information and grasp the importance of watching trend lines.—
Deborah L. Birx,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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Ideological innovation within the movement has only accelerated since 2016, leaving political scientists, pundits, and an elite liberal public struggling to grasp MAGA both past and present.—
Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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DiCaprio's enthusiasm in the clip was appreciated by fans.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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From gentle cleansers to serums that tackle fine lines and wrinkles, all ages (even my 20-something self) would appreciate her picks.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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