unscramble

verb

Definition of unscramblenext
1
as in to descramble

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2
as in to organize

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Recent Examples of unscramble Thus, the most straightforward attempt to unscramble the omelet faltered. — Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025 Cryptographic keys scramble data so that only someone with the correct key can unscramble it. — Yashas Hariprasad, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Cryptographic keys scramble data so that only someone with the correct key can unscramble it. — Yashas Hariprasad, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025 Everyone had to balance a vase on a wheelbarrow over some obstacles and then use a bunch of blocks to unscramble a word and make an arch puzzle. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unscramble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscramble
  1. decipher
  2. organize
  3. decode
  4. order
  5. decrypt
  6. classify
  7. crack
  8. arrange
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  • In 2023, the Vesuvius Challenge made its first award for deciphering the first letters, and the following year, the project awarded the grand prize of $700,000 for producing the first readable text.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
  • On Thursday, the University of Kentucky announced a new $1 million prize to anyone able to decipher a complete scroll, a feat the researchers once considered impossible, by June next year.
    — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Definition of decipher
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  • Players are responsible for organizing tables and groups; the Senior Center cannot arrange seating or table assignments.
    — Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • According to the psychologist, people who organize their day this way are more likely to complete the tasks that matter most because the brain responds better to specific, achievable goals than to endless to-do lists.
    — Ana Morales, Vogue, 11 July 2026
Definition of organize
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  • Auditory attention decoding tries to read those EEG signals and figure out which speaker the person wants to hear.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • In this new work, the interference was decoded by modeling how local electrical imbalances at grain boundaries disrupt charge movement.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
Definition of decode
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  • That kind of granular information is important for emergency responders in the field and planners who make decisions about calling for extra help or ordering evacuations.
    — Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Americans across the nation are being asked (or ordered) to conserve water, thanks to widespread drought made even worse by a punishing heat wave.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of order
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  • The app decrypts the file and loads it into the appropriate editing program.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • One of the most consequential concepts in PQC is known as harvest now, decrypt later.
    — Kumar Mehta, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of decrypt
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  • The Education Department initially classified only 11 fields as professional, leaving out areas including nursing, physical therapy and education.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Devine told me that e-bike and moped marketing is confusing and regulations keeping e-bikes safely classified are cloudy.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of classify
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  • Flanking him in two blowout victories were Will Richard, LJ Cryer and Malevy Leons, all of whom cracked the Warriors’ rotation last season.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • My hands had cracked and scabbed from being on the water nearly two weeks.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of crack
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  • Residents arrange for projectors, audio speakers and power generators, Sikh temples and village community spaces become open-air theaters for an evening, and volunteers spread the word from one household to the next.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • The property’s expert concierge is always a WhatsApp message away and can arrange a menu of experiences at the villas or nearby resort for you—or leave your schedule empty for hours spent by the pool and traversing nearby cliffs and beaches.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
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