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as in deciphered
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 understood
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 decoded
His team, including Igal Szleifer, Luay Almassalha, and Kyle MacQuarrie, decoded how DNA’s shape, not just its sequence, influences gene behavior.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Cotton Incorporated’s trend forecasters, whose expertise lies in analyzing fashion, have decoded what consumers will be purchasing looking ahead.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Here are the lyrics of The Life of a Showgirl's Track 4, decoded.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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
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
That thought acted like a lockpick, opening the channel and allowing inner speech to be decoded.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Jackson decoded receiver screens with ease.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Below, here is Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl track list, decoded.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Cotton Incorporated’s trend forecasters, whose expertise lies in analyzing fashion, have decoded what consumers will be purchasing looking ahead.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Here are the lyrics of The Life of a Showgirl's Track 4, decoded.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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
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
That thought acted like a lockpick, opening the channel and allowing inner speech to be decoded.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Jackson decoded receiver screens with ease.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Below, here is Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl track list, decoded.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoded
Verb
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Its inscriptions are currently being deciphered.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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At least three independent efforts deciphered the first three Kryptos messages.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Helm is understood to be a feature, a concept.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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By freezing and visualizing what happens in the developer, the team turned a long-unsolved, guesswork-heavy process into one that can be seen, understood, and controlled.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Phoenix himself knew that addiction did not discriminate.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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After filming wrapped, someone who supposedly knew everything about the season contacted the women and said that Tamra had been leaking every detail about production.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The meeting was widely attended by investment firms, hedge funds, and others interested in future business in Venezuela, said Rafael de la Cruz, the director of the US office of Machado and Edmundo González Urritia, who is recognized by the US as the winner of the last Venezuelan election.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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These refugees were overwhelmingly keen to return to their old homes—a right recognized by the UN in General Assembly Resolution 194 but continuously denied by Israel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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My teacher grasped my wrists, forcing me to pick it up.—
Erin Silvia,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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This time was his time and with Gordon off the pitch, Woltemade grasped it and clung to it.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Didn’t always agree but appreciated some perspectives.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Other participants appreciated Mamdani's anti-establishment positioning and his stance on Israel.—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Decoded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoded. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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