descrambled

verb

past tense of descramble
as in unscrambled

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  1. decoded
  2. deciphered
  3. decrypted
  4. translated
  5. cracked
Verb
  • The fall arts season, decoded Charlotte’s arts institutions cluster mostly along the Tryon Street corridor in uptown, which makes event-hopping easy.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In 1985, Dutch researcher Wim van Eck showed that electromagnetic signals from video display units could be captured and decoded, raising the possibility of eavesdropping on what a screen displayed.
    — Chetan Jaiswal, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of decoded
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  • But a more apt comparison might be the Mirabilia Urbis Romae, in which Medieval scholars deciphered the staggering ruins of Classical Rome.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Re-creating the Herculaneum scrolls To date, one entire scroll and passages from others have been deciphered, largely thanks to the Vesuvius Challenge, a project launched in 2023 that encourages researchers to decode scrolls for cash prizes.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of deciphered
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  • Here, the ciphertext was decrypted to what appeared to be a traceback.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But that data still needs to be decrypted before cloud servers or virtual machines can perform any kind of computation on it.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of decrypted
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  • The World Is Your Oyster for spring 2027 translated a seaside retreat into relaxed clothes intended to work beyond the holiday setting.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Bakanov, in comments translated for Ars by Rob Mitchell, told the publication that tests of the spacecraft’s parachute system will begin this fall.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of translated
Verb
  • Bottle tops popped, can tabs cracked, and cocktail shakers shook all day Thursday at the Aftershock music festival at Sacramento’s Discovery Park.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Burkhard cracked open a fortune cookie and tears began to well up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of cracked
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“Descrambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descrambled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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