as in to analyze
to understand something by considering it parts closely
I'm having trouble parsing your words—could you rephrase what you said? We need time to parse the huge amount of data put forward in the report.
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Recent Examples of parse
The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers continue parsing the rubble.
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Will Clark,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Both human and artificial, and tantalizingly difficult to parse, the screams puncture the track’s otherwise steamy atmosphere, like a reminder of reality in the middle of a dreamy reverie.
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Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
With more than 2,800 deals available today, parsing through each listing can be overwhelming.
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Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
He was widely celebrated as a virtuoso who nurtured America’s economic well-being and whose nearly every utterance was parsed for clues as to where interest rates, the economy and the financial markets might be headed.
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Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Will Clark,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Both human and artificial, and tantalizingly difficult to parse, the screams puncture the track’s otherwise steamy atmosphere, like a reminder of reality in the middle of a dreamy reverie.
—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2026
With more than 2,800 deals available today, parsing through each listing can be overwhelming.
—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
He was widely celebrated as a virtuoso who nurtured America’s economic well-being and whose nearly every utterance was parsed for clues as to where interest rates, the economy and the financial markets might be headed.
—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parse
analyze
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Cisco has built and is refining an AI tool for investor relations that analyzes its financial history alongside competitors’ earnings calls and can anticipate likely questions from specific analysts.
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In the new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers analyzed electronic health records from 2001 to 2023 for more than 700,000 pairs of mothers and children in Hong Kong.
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“Parse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parse. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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