as in deciphering
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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
New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2025
The system begins decoding brain signals and outputting speech within a second of the patient attempting to speak; that's down from 8 seconds in a previous study the team conducted in 2023.
—New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2025
If the James Webb Space Telescope's expertise is decoding the intricacies of an ancient star, SPHEREx's expertise is mapping out all the stuff around the star.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
By decoding brain signals directly from the motor cortex – the brain’s speech control center – the AI synthesizes audible speech almost instantly.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
Sandwiched between these two groups are the middle managers, now burdened with decoding lofty strategic visions into achievable, tangible steps.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Remarkably, such multicellular species were not the first creatures capable of decoding their environment.
—Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025
So much of it is about trying to intuit the story, not just decoding information.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Built around an arresting sit-down interview with Ambrose, Hughes-Hallett deftly weaves in subtle re-enactments, a trove of archival footage, (overabundant) pans to photos, and a variety of jargon-decoding graphics.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
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And the unit is home to two 5-W speakers for audio to go with visuals, with support for Dolby and DTS decoding.
—New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2025
The system begins decoding brain signals and outputting speech within a second of the patient attempting to speak; that's down from 8 seconds in a previous study the team conducted in 2023.
—New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2025
If the James Webb Space Telescope's expertise is decoding the intricacies of an ancient star, SPHEREx's expertise is mapping out all the stuff around the star.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
By decoding brain signals directly from the motor cortex – the brain’s speech control center – the AI synthesizes audible speech almost instantly.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2025
Sandwiched between these two groups are the middle managers, now burdened with decoding lofty strategic visions into achievable, tangible steps.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Remarkably, such multicellular species were not the first creatures capable of decoding their environment.
—Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025
So much of it is about trying to intuit the story, not just decoding information.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Built around an arresting sit-down interview with Ambrose, Hughes-Hallett deftly weaves in subtle re-enactments, a trove of archival footage, (overabundant) pans to photos, and a variety of jargon-decoding graphics.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoding
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The Pitfalls Of A One-Size-Fits-All Summer Strategy Too often, brands default to translation instead of transformation, applying a language filter rather than a cultural lens.—
Aldo Quevedo,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Some very efficient exhibition design makes this secret taxonomy at the very least legible — with translations from her notebook in the wall text and magnifying glasses on hand for your scrutiny of the illustrations.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Bush, who oversaw America’s research efforts during World War II, imagined a system that would allow researchers to see all relevant annotations others had made on a document.—
Mike Caulfield,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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Screen Sharing, Collaboration, and Chat Screen sharing with GoTo Meeting is intuitive, but enabling annotation features isn't.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
10 Mar. 2025
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But since their places were confirmed on Monday, almost half have gotten rid of their holdings, whether by selling the coins or transferring them to different wallets, a WIRED analysis shows.—
Joel Khalili,
Wired News,
16 May 2025
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Although my skin’s spots improved—from 9 percent to 12 percent—compared to my previous analysis, my numbers were down in every other category, including wrinkles.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 May 2025
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As a result, men are the default for everything from calculating drug doses to recognizing heart attack symptoms to designing and testing car safety features.—
Eva Epker,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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There is an obvious tension between celebrating the city’s birthday and recognizing the painful and violent genocide that paved way for the city’s formation.—
Joe Baker,
New York Daily News,
28 Dec. 2024
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In particular, health districts and hospitals are seeing more flu and pertussis, known as whooping cough.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2025
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The games have been about playing spoiler in the NFC playoff picture and seeing what on this 2024 roster is transferrable to the future.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Videos appreciating that remix have since had millions of views.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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Doing so allows clients to reclaim assets that will benefit from a step-up in basis at death while moving appreciating assets outside of their estate.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Decoding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoding. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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