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Recent Examples of encipher
Photo: Mark Richards Code Maker: One of Spicer’s favorite artifacts is this World War II German enciphering machine, called the Enigma.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2011
The digitized voice and key were enciphered by modulo six addition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2019
To protect sensitive communications traveling along public pathways, the senders enciphered—or encrypted—their words, often using machines that could replace each letter with a new letter.
—Liza Mundy, Time, 10 Oct. 2017
IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2011
The digitized voice and key were enciphered by modulo six addition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2019
To protect sensitive communications traveling along public pathways, the senders enciphered—or encrypted—their words, often using machines that could replace each letter with a new letter.
—Liza Mundy, Time, 10 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encipher
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All your files are encrypted using BackBlaze’s trusted infrastructure, keeping your data protected from prying eyes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Aug. 2025
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In addition, companies should institute a zero trust policy where all access should be verified and sensitive data encrypted.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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This particular gene encodes for an enzyme involved in the final step of producing glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI), a molecule essential for anchoring proteins to the surface of red blood cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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The drug works by delivering a healthy copy of the gene that encodes a type of collagen to the skin cells, enabling healing to occur.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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From content creation and customer service to coding assistance and workflow automation, this technology is being integrated at breakneck speed.—
Daniel Pena,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Under state law, local permitting cannot happen until a state fireworks license is obtained, so Cal Fire is not able to verify an applicant’s storage location is up to code before giving them a license.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Encipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encipher. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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