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
Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Google says these experimental models leverage a form of speculative decoding to take a guess at future tokens, which can speed up generation compared to the way models generate tokens on their own.
—ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
For time-sensitive medical conditions, faster decoding of genetic information can directly inform urgent treatment decisions and, in some cases, be lifesaving.
—Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
Fixing fragile quantum systems The Ising family includes tools for both calibration and decoding.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
That delay may limit applications that require fast, detailed signal decoding, such as real-time speech translation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Dynamic decoding changes the probabilities based on the task at hand, without changing the model’s underlying weights.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Still, his words require considerable decoding.
—Literary Hub, 29 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
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Architectures in this environment are optimized for training large models and pre-filling and decoding multitrillion parameter models.
—Iri Trashanki, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Silberman is one of South Florida’s oldest living World War II veterans, having served as a communications and decoding officer aboard the battleship USS Arkansas in the Pacific.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
As founder of Celera Genomics in 1998, Venter honed his method of decoding—whole-genome shotgun sequencing—which can rapidly sequence different parts of the genome at the same time and then uses machine learning to reassemble them in the right order.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
Although viewing captions still required a separate closed caption decoder in 1980, a decade later a partnership between NCI and ITT Corporation would lead to the development of the first caption-decoding microchip.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
In 2023, Meta, a member of AOMedia, named client-side hardware decoding as AV1’s biggest obstacle.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
The technical side of YouTube creation may not seem as exciting to creators, but decoding the algorithm can also help with achieving sustainable results and growing an audience.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Calibration ensures that quantum processors are correctly tuned, while decoding helps identify and correct errors that occur during computation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
Better decoding can increase the effective value of each physical qubit by making logical qubits more practical, which in turn improves the economics of scaling toward useful applications.
—Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Google says these experimental models leverage a form of speculative decoding to take a guess at future tokens, which can speed up generation compared to the way models generate tokens on their own.
—ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
For time-sensitive medical conditions, faster decoding of genetic information can directly inform urgent treatment decisions and, in some cases, be lifesaving.
—Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
Fixing fragile quantum systems The Ising family includes tools for both calibration and decoding.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
That delay may limit applications that require fast, detailed signal decoding, such as real-time speech translation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Dynamic decoding changes the probabilities based on the task at hand, without changing the model’s underlying weights.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Still, his words require considerable decoding.
—Literary Hub, 29 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
Verb
Ask direct questions instead of decoding energy shifts.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Architectures in this environment are optimized for training large models and pre-filling and decoding multitrillion parameter models.
—Iri Trashanki, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Silberman is one of South Florida’s oldest living World War II veterans, having served as a communications and decoding officer aboard the battleship USS Arkansas in the Pacific.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
As founder of Celera Genomics in 1998, Venter honed his method of decoding—whole-genome shotgun sequencing—which can rapidly sequence different parts of the genome at the same time and then uses machine learning to reassemble them in the right order.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
Although viewing captions still required a separate closed caption decoder in 1980, a decade later a partnership between NCI and ITT Corporation would lead to the development of the first caption-decoding microchip.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
In 2023, Meta, a member of AOMedia, named client-side hardware decoding as AV1’s biggest obstacle.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
The technical side of YouTube creation may not seem as exciting to creators, but decoding the algorithm can also help with achieving sustainable results and growing an audience.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Calibration ensures that quantum processors are correctly tuned, while decoding helps identify and correct errors that occur during computation.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoding
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Currently, judges in California courts are responsible for deciphering the nuances of California’s Invasion of Privacy law.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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The study creates new criteria for deciphering old dice and allows archaeologists to further explore how games have evolved over time, researchers say.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Younger children may have trouble understanding the idea of a hurricane.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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HowLitt credits Pratt with understanding how to break through with a communications message, something many Democrats do not.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
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Many of Japan’s leading writers, including Enchi Fumiko, Tawada Yōko, Itō Hiromi and Kakuta Mitsuyo, have produced translations of her works into modern Japanese, while others such as Kawakami Mieko have gone so far as to claim Ichiyō as their greatest influence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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His translations of prose and poetry have appeared in Blackbox Manifold, The White Review, Tentacular, Asymptote, Words Without Borders, Seedings, The Johannesburg Review of Books, The Washington Square Review, and others.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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Knicks fans are hoping to break their 53-year championship drought, knowing a title would also silence one of Jalen Brunson’s biggest critics.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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Just their approach every single day, just how to come in, taking responsibility knowing what to do and how to do it.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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The cycle from concept to production typically takes six to twelve months and costs hundreds of thousands of dollars in data annotation and computing alone.—
Calvin Yadav,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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According to project developers, the system supports workloads ranging from artificial intelligence and big data annotation to 5G infrastructure and domestic large language model development.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Hard sci-fi, meanwhile, leans into the fact that life evolving on other planets, under different conditions, and across different stretches of time will almost certainly take on forms so different from ours that comprehending them would be like imagining a new color.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 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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Economic analysis in the January 2026 White House Council of Economic Advisors report reinforces the advantages of this approach.—
Nicole Huyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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The recent Mother’s Day confrontation at Arthur’s Prime Steakhouse in Little Rock arrived accompanied by cellphone footage, influencer commentary, competing eyewitness narratives, reaction videos and enough online forensic analysis to qualify as a minor branch of cable-news jurisprudence.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2026
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But beyond technology and investment platforms, Poon believes the bank’s differentiation lies in recognizing that wealthy clients often require far more than traditional wealth management services.—
DBS Private Bank,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The Illinois State Historical Society announced the 2026 Best of Illinois History Awards winners during an April 25 luncheon in Springfield, recognizing more than two dozen authors, students, teachers, historical societies and museums from across the state.—
Jim Dudlicek,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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“Decoding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoding. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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