as in analyzing
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 parsing
By contrast, Rieder has spent his career as a hands-on, daily participant in the global bond markets, as a trader and asset manager, expert at parsing and profiting from the central bank’s cues.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Big data models learn by copying existing actions—how to fold clothes, write a dissertation, or create a video of a pig hoverboarding through space—by parsing previous examples and extrapolating similar behavior.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Synthetic parsing pipelines will emerge as the architectural norm.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Over the past decade, Williams slowly became a part of their lives, as all three shared the stories of their lives and asked each other questions that the other party found helpful in parsing out their difficulties.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
And teenagers keep scanning and parsing Latin verbs about lust and betrayal, in conversation with one another and a poet who lived before the English language itself.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
After parsing through the details of Huang's remarks, analysts concluded that the statement signaled a meaningfully higher year by revenue in 2026 than Wall Street had previously expected.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Lawyers have to build up their skill set by reading many cases, parsing laws, constructing arguments, etc.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Elite politics has become so opaque under his rule that pundits look for any clue for China’s direction – from parsing Xi’s words for their real meaning to assessing the color of his hair.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Big data models learn by copying existing actions—how to fold clothes, write a dissertation, or create a video of a pig hoverboarding through space—by parsing previous examples and extrapolating similar behavior.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Synthetic parsing pipelines will emerge as the architectural norm.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Over the past decade, Williams slowly became a part of their lives, as all three shared the stories of their lives and asked each other questions that the other party found helpful in parsing out their difficulties.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
And teenagers keep scanning and parsing Latin verbs about lust and betrayal, in conversation with one another and a poet who lived before the English language itself.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
After parsing through the details of Huang's remarks, analysts concluded that the statement signaled a meaningfully higher year by revenue in 2026 than Wall Street had previously expected.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Lawyers have to build up their skill set by reading many cases, parsing laws, constructing arguments, etc.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Elite politics has become so opaque under his rule that pundits look for any clue for China’s direction – from parsing Xi’s words for their real meaning to assessing the color of his hair.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parsing
analyzing
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After scraping and analyzing the potion, researchers confirmed beyond a doubt that the medicinal vial contained fecal matter, turning theory into historical fact.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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While the state auditor, an official appointed by the governor, does a credible job of analyzing state spending, recommendations for improvements are often not implemented.—
Lanhee J. Chen,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Parsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parsing. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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