1
as in cracked
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet
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as in understood
to have a clear idea of
a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher
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Recent Examples of deciphered
Many of which have yet to be deciphered.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
In total, 16 metrics were deciphered to rank each state under these dimensions, such as shares of children, teens and adults with different vaccinations, people without health insurance, and many others.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Those sent on the trip filmed and recorded their upcoming opponents' signs, which Stalions then deciphered.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Metabolism has grown into one of the biggest buzzwords in the wellness industry — a tricky code that, if deciphered, is believed to unlock the secrets of weight loss and overall health.
—Lauren Kim, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
First, a brain implant picked up neural signals in his motor cortex, which were then rerouted to a computer running machine-learning algorithms that deciphered those signals; finally, electrodes wrapped around his forearm conveyed the instructions to his muscles.
—Chad Bouton, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2021
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
In total, 16 metrics were deciphered to rank each state under these dimensions, such as shares of children, teens and adults with different vaccinations, people without health insurance, and many others.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Those sent on the trip filmed and recorded their upcoming opponents' signs, which Stalions then deciphered.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Metabolism has grown into one of the biggest buzzwords in the wellness industry — a tricky code that, if deciphered, is believed to unlock the secrets of weight loss and overall health.
—Lauren Kim, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
First, a brain implant picked up neural signals in his motor cortex, which were then rerouted to a computer running machine-learning algorithms that deciphered those signals; finally, electrodes wrapped around his forearm conveyed the instructions to his muscles.
—Chad Bouton, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deciphered
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The rotation cracked cans, celebrating the biggest start of Yesavage’s life.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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On October 6th, the Aries Full Moon rises, bringing to culmination storylines that began back on March 29th, 2025, when the Aries Solar Eclipse cracked open new paths for us.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
5 Oct. 2025
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Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Jane Goodall and her friend saw strangers in a jungle, reached out their hands, and began a friendship that changed how humans understood our place in the world.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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The works were translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell, Robin Myers, David McKay, Shelly Fairweather-Vega and Natasha Lehrer, respectively.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Volume one, The Swann Way, translated by a Brian Nelson, had been out since 2023.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Then one day, the teacher asked if anyone knew about the Holocaust.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The parents of Krysta Tsukahara allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the world’s richest man knew about the flaw for years and could have moved fast to fix the problem but did not, leaving the 19-year-old arts student trapped amid flames and smoke that eventually killed her.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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But there's a hidden layer of history still waiting to be decoded – the microbes that lived inside them.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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Shaw also considers the mysterious Voynich manuscript, from the fifteenth century, which has never been decoded and which some contend is a hoax with no decryptable meaning.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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After coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the 2004 American League Championship Series, the Red Sox not only broke their World Series curse that year, but went on to defeat the Yankees in the teams' next two postseason battles in 2018 and 2021.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the circle closed in, the pig faked right and broke left, making a mad dash for the nearby woods (Jonathan Taylor, watch your back).—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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His writing has also been recognized nationally in the Associated Press Sports Editors’ writing contest.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Steve’s work has been recognized in multiple editions of Marquis Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in the World.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Her case has not been solved, though a tape unearthed in 2004 provided some possible assailants, and nothing involving Gein, who was cleared of any connection later in 1957.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, the baby daddy mystery was seemingly solved by Gilmore Girls costume supervisor Valeria Campbell.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
6 Oct. 2025
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