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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
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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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An education tent will provide free education and resources regarding topics from deciphering Title IX to end-of-life care and self-advocacy.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Armed with an adventure kit, participants are summoned to a secret location where they’re tasked with deciphering cryptic codes, uncovering hidden symbols, navigating shifting alliances and outwit enemies and operatives stationed around the campus.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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While this energy focuses more on couples, exploring and understanding your needs and sexuality will feel deeply fulfilling at this time.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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Davis told Variety that Bulochnikov-Paul’s experience is a sign of how much progress has been made in research and understanding how to manage the diseases, which affects different people in different ways.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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Hamawy ultimately traveled with him for conference appearances and provided translation help.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
3 June 2026
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Instructions are lost in translation.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Alsing noted that technical capabilities can be learned, emphasizing that a skill that compounds over a career is being comfortable with not knowing and figuring it out anyway.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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Then there’s the psychological barrier of knowing your meals will be repetitive, or worse, if certain experiments prove practical, that your last … uh… output … could become your next input.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 June 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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Property appraisers in Broward and Palm Beach counties have come up with their own detailed analysis showing the impact.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Fox News Digital previously reported on Jones' earlier analyses of potential organic material and anomalies beneath the formation.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Authorities say Long intended to carry out similar attacks in Florida, but his parents had called police after recognizing their son in images from security video posted online.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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This shift—from recognizing patterns to evaluating intent before execution—aligns with the zero trust model.—
Ken Ammon,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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