descrambling

Definition of descramblingnext
present participle of descramble

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descrambling
Verb
  • Brain-computer interfaces have been shown to help patients communicate, often by tracking their eye movement or by decoding brain activity associated with speech or handwriting.
    O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Researchers say a growing number of young people are turning to AI to navigate social situations — drafting rejection texts, decoding mixed signals and scripting difficult conversations.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • WhatsApp and Signal are best known for using end-to-end encryption, which can prevent even the messaging services themselves from decrypting user chats.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Inside, advanced computer servers are decrypting hard drives and phones and tracking IP addresses tied to the fraud network.
    J.D. Miles, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The clicks are part of a growing sperm whale phonetic alphabet that researchers at CETI are deciphering.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The style mishaps kept piling up as cracking wise about wardrobe and hair malfunctions became both a media and national pastime.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Yet, the three — even Cavallari and Conrad, who were pitted against each other in the 2000s — were warm and chummy, cracking jokes and enthusiastically agreeing with one another.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Descrambling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descrambling. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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