as in to decipher
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 decrypt
Even if encrypted, data intercepted today could be decrypted and operationalized years from now.
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Denis Mandich, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
While 93% of malware already hides behind encrypted network traffic, allowing bad actors to evade detection, the ability to decrypt network traffic is still a net positive for cybercriminals.
—Chaim Mazal, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
However, one unique new risk that quantum computing poses is its ability to quickly decrypt encrypted information.
—Scott Buchholz, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
What Zimmermann had not anticipated was that a team of British code breakers was intercepting wireless communications and decrypting them in a secret location, known simply as Room 40, in the British Naval Office.
—Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
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Denis Mandich, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
While 93% of malware already hides behind encrypted network traffic, allowing bad actors to evade detection, the ability to decrypt network traffic is still a net positive for cybercriminals.
—Chaim Mazal, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
However, one unique new risk that quantum computing poses is its ability to quickly decrypt encrypted information.
—Scott Buchholz, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
What Zimmermann had not anticipated was that a team of British code breakers was intercepting wireless communications and decrypting them in a secret location, known simply as Room 40, in the British Naval Office.
—Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decrypt
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As Guidry and Bowen try to decipher what led to Adam’s murder, viewers are taken on a ride.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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As advocates on both sides of the police accountability debate decipher what Trump's about-face means for those communities, some are now focusing on what his administration might do next as allies seek to redefine the summer of 2020.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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“Decrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrypt. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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