as in deciphered
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs
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Recent Examples of decrypted
Were passwords exposed or decrypted?
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Various e-mails sent by Fassih from Dublin were later decrypted by the Dutch police.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
For any dynamic routing logic to work, the token must be decrypted, allowing orchestration platforms to reroute transactions intelligently and maximize approval rates.
—Andrew Riabchuk, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That means today’s private videos, stored on cloud platforms or transmitted over the internet, could be decrypted years from now.
—Yashas Hariprasad, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Anything encrypted with the public key can be decrypted only with the private key, and vice versa.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2020
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Various e-mails sent by Fassih from Dublin were later decrypted by the Dutch police.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
For any dynamic routing logic to work, the token must be decrypted, allowing orchestration platforms to reroute transactions intelligently and maximize approval rates.
—Andrew Riabchuk, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That means today’s private videos, stored on cloud platforms or transmitted over the internet, could be decrypted years from now.
—Yashas Hariprasad, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Anything encrypted with the public key can be decrypted only with the private key, and vice versa.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decrypted
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The researchers then deciphered certain traits that were linked to the habit.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Kinsella was excited for Yates’ voice to be an easter egg—one of many voices to be deciphered by fans among a scream-singing chorus.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Decrypted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrypted. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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