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decodes

verb

present tense third-person singular of decode
1
as in deciphers
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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2
as in understands
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 decodes When that marker enters the camera’s field of view, the software detects and decodes it into a unique identity, even at extended distances. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 Now, in the journal Nature Neuroscience, a team describes a solution that decodes a person's brain waves to choose which voice their hearing system will amplify. — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 May 2026 Potier decodes that practically illegible document and creates a 3-D realization that grows from a fantastically complex swirl of interlocking geometries. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026 Two people with paralysis were able to type strokes on a virtual keyboard using an implant that decodes attempted finger movement, with one patient typing up to 80% as quickly as an able-bodied person, according to a new study. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026 The base64 string in the command decodes into a URL that hosts a malicious bash script. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026 Some of the basic molecules used to construct DNA — and RNA, a vital messenger that codes and decodes genetic information — were found in the samples from Bennu, researchers said. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025 The implant then decodes the information and sends it wirelessly to the Neuralink app on a computer, which takes actions on the screen on behalf of the user. — PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025 In MToF, the laser signal is modulated and the detector decodes that modulation, measuring the phase shift of the return signal to determine the distance. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decodes
  1. deciphers
  2. understands
  3. knows
  4. recognizes
  5. comprehends
  6. sees
  7. grasps
  8. appreciates
Verb
  • Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of deciphers
Verb
  • Deadline understands that 11% of staff in BBC Media Tech applied for voluntary redundancy, but only 40% (the 151 figure) can be accepted.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Meta's Edge Meta, thanks to Facebook and Instagram in particular, understands how human beings interact with one another online.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of understands
Verb
  • Each person knows it, knows that the others know it, and so on indefinitely.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But the Chargers’ new offensive coordinator knows his unit must show urgency and improvement Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders after a rude wake-up call in the season opener.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of knows
Verb
  • The constitution recognizes the right to vote for Moroccans living abroad, but there is no voting by mail or ballot boxes at Moroccan consulates.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Related Stories Berger will receive the Evolution Vision Award, which recognizes narrative excellence reflecting the mission of building bridges between cultures and people.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of recognizes
Verb
  • In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
  • In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it.
    — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of comprehends
Verb
  • Surely, The New York Times suggests in its review of the book, Green sees himself in Juniper’s need to be taken seriously as an adult.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Naish looks at that long curved snout and sees an ibis, one of the wading birds with a slender downcurved bill.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of sees
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  • Only truly sophisticated taste, in this code, grasps the superiority of deprivation over the more ethnic notions of actual comfort and good food.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Clients are looking for a partner who grasps their objectives, assists with key financial choices, and adapts alongside them as their circumstances shift, said Scott Stearsman, head of Premier and branch banking at Truist.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of grasps
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  • In this age of unremitting test screenings and CinemaScore, downer endings typically score lower, so Abrams appreciates that Cregger and Sony weren’t afraid to figuratively twist the knife in the audience.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Barrow and Drummond are compatriots from the war; Barrow appreciates Drummond as the first white man who did not first judge him by the color of his skin, but Drummond is acting weird.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of appreciates

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“Decodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decodes. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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