as in deciphering
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1
as in decrypting
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 understanding
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 decoding
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
In ‘Remastered’ mode, each DAC chipset processes up to DSD1024, and in their custom configuration, achieves the native decoding that allows for DSD512, DSD1024 or the new pinnacle of DSD2048.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In Hanford’s view, the ones related to word recognition, including phonological awareness and decoding, have often been neglected.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Advanced decoding systems then reconstruct the original data, allowing information sent from distances comparable to Mars to be received with remarkable accuracy.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
While prefill is compute heavy, generation/decoding is much more dependent on memory bandwidth.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In fact, the face is so important to our social fabric that there’s an area of the brain—called the fusiform face area—devoted exclusively to decoding it.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Jan. 2026
Its circular form mirrored a dinner plate, allowing viewers to intuitively grasp proportion and balance without decoding symbolism.
—Debbie Millman, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
The Condor Mk3 builds on Collins’ successful SSR heritage to provide high-duty cycle transmitter for superior detection and has built-in ADS-B decoding with patented algorithms.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead of decoding the rules of human language from piles of text, these engineers are trying to emulate human dexterity by analyzing stores of video and sensor data.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
There is nothing Swifties love more than decoding Easter eggs for Taylor Swift‘s Reputation.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2025
After years of breadcrumbing, ghosting, and wasting time decoding messages, Gen Z is over the confusion.
—Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
The engineering challenges — decoding noisy signals, reducing latency and ensuring biocompatibility — mirror the complexity of building scalable networks.
—Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
Still, his words require considerable decoding.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
In ‘Remastered’ mode, each DAC chipset processes up to DSD1024, and in their custom configuration, achieves the native decoding that allows for DSD512, DSD1024 or the new pinnacle of DSD2048.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In Hanford’s view, the ones related to word recognition, including phonological awareness and decoding, have often been neglected.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Advanced decoding systems then reconstruct the original data, allowing information sent from distances comparable to Mars to be received with remarkable accuracy.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
While prefill is compute heavy, generation/decoding is much more dependent on memory bandwidth.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
As investors navigate a landscape shaped by economic uncertainty, rising scrutiny, and tough competition for standout startups, decoding what ‘investment-readiness’ truly means has become as critical as the funding itself for founders hoping to raise capital.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In fact, the face is so important to our social fabric that there’s an area of the brain—called the fusiform face area—devoted exclusively to decoding it.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Jan. 2026
Its circular form mirrored a dinner plate, allowing viewers to intuitively grasp proportion and balance without decoding symbolism.
—Debbie Millman, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
The Condor Mk3 builds on Collins’ successful SSR heritage to provide high-duty cycle transmitter for superior detection and has built-in ADS-B decoding with patented algorithms.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead of decoding the rules of human language from piles of text, these engineers are trying to emulate human dexterity by analyzing stores of video and sensor data.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
There is nothing Swifties love more than decoding Easter eggs for Taylor Swift‘s Reputation.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2025
After years of breadcrumbing, ghosting, and wasting time decoding messages, Gen Z is over the confusion.
—Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
The engineering challenges — decoding noisy signals, reducing latency and ensuring biocompatibility — mirror the complexity of building scalable networks.
—Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoding
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As an avalanche and dead bodies ratchet up the suspense, Zach must lean on his mother’s wisdom to fight for his life while deciphering a confusing undercurrent of danger, violence and betrayal among the survivors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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By building out a picture of the whales’ health, habits and diet, researchers are deciphering the many ways humans impact their lives and guiding conservation actions that may mean life or death for the orcas.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
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In school, Yoneifer was learning English fast, understanding basic expressions and responding in Spanish, his mom says.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The bottom line, though, is about understanding your teen and how this trend is affecting them, rather than fighting back against the trend for the sake of it.—
Jana Pollack,
Parents,
31 Jan. 2026
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The records themselves are not easy to use; manuscripts are shelved around the world, and the texts, written in four different European languages, still have not been fully brought together in modern translations and analysis.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Spokesperson of the ruling Democratic Party Kim Hyun-jung said Trump was likely referring to the Special Act on Strategic Investment Management between Korea and the United States, according to a Google translation of the statement in Korean, submitted to the country’s parliament last November.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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Low-resolution Surveying involves gathering surface-level information about a wide variety of topics—knowing a little about a lot of stuff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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That includes knowing when to let go of something that no longer serves you.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The prose poem is written as annotations to a diagram of a handgun.—
Krys Malcolm Belc,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Fed published a virtual tour of the buildings to its website, along with annotations to the 2021 proposal and photographs of the renovations.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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As for whether comprehending the wiring of the brain really demands techniques from the frontiers of theoretical physics, questions remain.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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And only by comprehending the Star Eaters will Ro also comprehend his part in their potential destruction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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According to a 2025 market analysis conducted by OfferUp, a mobile marketplace app, 69% of shoppers turn to secondhand when the economy gets shaky.—
Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Such an analysis would examine park-wide parking capacity, neighborhood spillover, seasonal and weekend use, and coordination with transit and shuttle operations.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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In the Arctic, leadership means recognizing that Greenland is not a curiosity or a punchline.—
Paul McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Even smart organizations that do listen to customers often fixate on willingness to pay, rarely questioning what shapes it or recognizing its limits.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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