as in to decipher
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs
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Recent Examples of decrypt
That logic worked before harvest; now, decrypt later attacks existed.
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Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Well, any information that’s ever been transmitted on the Internet is a lost cause—because even if it was encrypted, an opponent could have downloaded and saved it for a future where quantum computers can decrypt any of the old methods.
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Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
WhatsApp and Signal are best known for using end-to-end encryption, which can prevent even the messaging services themselves from decrypting user chats.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
Inside, advanced computer servers are decrypting hard drives and phones and tracking IP addresses tied to the fraud network.
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J.d. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for decrypt
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Well, any information that’s ever been transmitted on the Internet is a lost cause—because even if it was encrypted, an opponent could have downloaded and saved it for a future where quantum computers can decrypt any of the old methods.
—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
WhatsApp and Signal are best known for using end-to-end encryption, which can prevent even the messaging services themselves from decrypting user chats.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
Inside, advanced computer servers are decrypting hard drives and phones and tracking IP addresses tied to the fraud network.
—
J.d. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for decrypt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decrypt
decipher
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One of the most exciting uses of AI has to be helping historians and archaeologists decipher previously indecipherable or untranslatable ancient texts.
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?
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“Decrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrypt. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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