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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This is a technologically advanced system that can leverage algorithms and AI to parse relevant résumés in a matter of moments.
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William Jones, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Another 50-year-old woman who has struggled with Crohn’s disease in the last year, and who preferred to keep her identity private, says the platform offered her blood work that the dietitian could parse through and help give personalized insights.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 12 Dec. 2025
The Index 01 will beam that over to your phone, where your voice note will be transcribed locally, and an on-device large language model (LLM) will parse it to take actions like saving it as a note, turning it into a reminder, or setting a timer.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2025
And that information is so hard to parse through.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Dec. 2025
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William Jones, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Another 50-year-old woman who has struggled with Crohn’s disease in the last year, and who preferred to keep her identity private, says the platform offered her blood work that the dietitian could parse through and help give personalized insights.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 12 Dec. 2025
The Index 01 will beam that over to your phone, where your voice note will be transcribed locally, and an on-device large language model (LLM) will parse it to take actions like saving it as a note, turning it into a reminder, or setting a timer.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2025
And that information is so hard to parse through.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Dec. 2025
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analyze
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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To generate the report, Dunnhumby analyzed customer and financial data for the 81 largest supermarket, discount, superstore, club and online banners in the nation, including perceptions of retailers' value.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Parse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parse. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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