as in analyzes
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 parses
Markets will move on Wednesday after Wall Street parses Powell’s statement and his Q&A for clues about future rate cuts beyond Wednesday.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Spark Atlas parses scripts into a database, linking dialogue, actions, and assets to story elements, effectively serving as an artist-friendly production backbone.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Spark Atlas parses scripts into a database, linking dialogue, actions, and assets to story elements, effectively serving as an artist-friendly production backbone.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parses
analyzes
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Clinton received roughly 6,000 fewer votes than Obama in the state House district that includes Little Haiti, according to Steve Schale, a Democratic operative in Florida who analyzes election data.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Glass Lewis, a proxy advisory firm, analyzes company books and recommends how shareholders should vote on decisions like this.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Parses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parses. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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