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
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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Dennis Washburn, a professor at Dartmouth College, writes in an introduction to his 2015 translation (in my opinion the best one, with its clear and accessible prose).—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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Another disruptive feature for Google AI is live phone translations!—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Advanced features include merging and splitting documents, rearranging pages, adding annotations, and applying password protection for sensitive content.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 July 2025
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The complete dataset, genome annotations, and BEREN software are available for public use.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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According to the foundation's analysis, the legislation will reduce federal taxes on average for individual taxpayers in every state.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Democratic-leaning states will feel more of the impact of sweeping Medicaid cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to a new analysis by Oxford Economics.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 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 4 Sep. 2025.
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