1
as in translates
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 understands
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 deciphers
My body no longer deciphers its signals correctly.
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Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deciphers
Verb
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The setup translates to significant articulation off-road, despite passive suspension that uses traditional shock dampers and no disconnecting sway bars.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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American and foreign companies have known for years that offering halal-compliant products translates to profits.—
Farhan Mustafa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Deadline understands that two companies that didn’t make the final three have, in fact, scored separate developments with the streamer.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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That’s a quality Melville understands is important at the next level.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ezra is a doula who can see ghosts, and Jonathan is a widower mourning his late husband, Ben, who Ezra can inexplicably both see and hear, even though that definitely breaks ghost rules.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Democrats appeal to the rules, and hope for a backlash if an opponent breaks them.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Treatment centers, everyone knows, are a racket.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Zanni really knows how to drag it out, and criminal thoughts creep into my mind.—
Domenico Starnone,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2025
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Eighteen years after a brainstem stroke left her with near-total paralysis, Ann Johnson heard her voice again, thanks to a brain-computer interface (BCI) that decodes speech directly from brain activity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Verdigris system decodes a building's electricity use into individual appliances.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 May 2017
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The travel website recently issued its annual Best of the Best restaurants list, which recognizes the nation's top restaurants based on ratings and reviews by TripAdvisor users.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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For its part, Microsoft recognizes the attention data center water usage has had on the public.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Apple will be there waiting, sitting on a mountain of cash, ready to partner with (or outright acquire) whichever operation cracks the code.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Every time Kreider cracks a joke, Yurov laughs hard.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The service decrypts the ticket and checks if the account is allowed access on that service and if so, with what level of privileges.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Deciphers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deciphers. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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