as in analyzed
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 parsed
That’s because language and sequencing is everything; every last word will be parsed and debated; every connection between one element and another scrutinized.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The stakes will be high for the summit, and every word out of each leader's mouth will be parsed.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 May 2026
During a nearly four-hour Friday hearing in Mecklenburg County small claims court, Jackson and Agape’s attorneys parsed through a muddied timeline that involved verbal agreements between Ball, Jackson and either Cam Newton or his father, Cecil Newton.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
European stocks erased gains as losses in airline shares offset gains in media and tech sectors, while investors parsed a flurry of company results.
—Ruhell Amin, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026
Her ghost of a smile should be parsed as beatific rapture.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Democrats countered that the prior legislation was parsed out before Border Patrol agents killed Alex Pretti in January, sparking widespread public outcry.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The organization has parsed the implications of this teaching in the past.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
The organization has parsed the implications of this teaching in the past.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The stakes will be high for the summit, and every word out of each leader's mouth will be parsed.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 May 2026
During a nearly four-hour Friday hearing in Mecklenburg County small claims court, Jackson and Agape’s attorneys parsed through a muddied timeline that involved verbal agreements between Ball, Jackson and either Cam Newton or his father, Cecil Newton.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
European stocks erased gains as losses in airline shares offset gains in media and tech sectors, while investors parsed a flurry of company results.
—Ruhell Amin, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026
Her ghost of a smile should be parsed as beatific rapture.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Democrats countered that the prior legislation was parsed out before Border Patrol agents killed Alex Pretti in January, sparking widespread public outcry.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The organization has parsed the implications of this teaching in the past.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
The organization has parsed the implications of this teaching in the past.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parsed
analyzed
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Her team analyzed hundreds of Reddit posts from 2020 through last August and identified frequent mentions of drug reactions and user errors, such as patients’ not knowing how to correctly dose and inject the medication.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The scientists analyzed their data further, determining that the red dwarf stars may have consumed the equivalent of three to ten Earths in planetary matter in total.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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“Parsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parsed. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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