as in deciphering
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as in decrypting
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
the agents worked into the night to decode the intercepted message from the enemy spy
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as in understanding
to have a clear idea of
I was never able to decode the strange relationship that existed between those two people
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Recent Examples of decoding
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
That delay may limit applications that require fast, detailed signal decoding, such as real-time speech translation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Dynamic decoding changes the probabilities based on the task at hand, without changing the model’s underlying weights.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Still, his words require considerable decoding.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
In ‘Remastered’ mode, each DAC chipset processes up to DSD1024, and in their custom configuration, achieves the native decoding that allows for DSD512, DSD1024 or the new pinnacle of DSD2048.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In Hanford’s view, the ones related to word recognition, including phonological awareness and decoding, have often been neglected.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Advanced decoding systems then reconstruct the original data, allowing information sent from distances comparable to Mars to be received with remarkable accuracy.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
While prefill is compute heavy, generation/decoding is much more dependent on memory bandwidth.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
Researchers say a growing number of young people are turning to AI to navigate social situations — drafting rejection texts, decoding mixed signals and scripting difficult conversations.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
One example is the computational problem of decoding the Hawking radiation of a black hole.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
Second, schools in these states invested in practical teacher training, focused on how to teach foundational reading skills – such as phonics and word decoding – that are especially important for students with dyslexia.
—Eric Hengyu Hu, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
By decoding the core mechanics of turbulent fluctuations, this research offers a new lens through which to view everything from the vast circulation of global oceans to the high-pressure environments inside jet engines.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
As investors navigate a landscape shaped by economic uncertainty, rising scrutiny, and tough competition for standout startups, decoding what ‘investment-readiness’ truly means has become as critical as the funding itself for founders hoping to raise capital.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In fact, the face is so important to our social fabric that there’s an area of the brain—called the fusiform face area—devoted exclusively to decoding it.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Jan. 2026
Today, researchers at Aarhus University, Oldenburg University, and MIT are developing attention-decoding algorithms specifically for auditory applications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
Brains guiding machines To make the system practical, the researchers built an adaptive decoding model that learns general brain patterns and then adjusts to individual users.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
That delay may limit applications that require fast, detailed signal decoding, such as real-time speech translation.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Dynamic decoding changes the probabilities based on the task at hand, without changing the model’s underlying weights.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Still, his words require considerable decoding.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
In ‘Remastered’ mode, each DAC chipset processes up to DSD1024, and in their custom configuration, achieves the native decoding that allows for DSD512, DSD1024 or the new pinnacle of DSD2048.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In Hanford’s view, the ones related to word recognition, including phonological awareness and decoding, have often been neglected.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Advanced decoding systems then reconstruct the original data, allowing information sent from distances comparable to Mars to be received with remarkable accuracy.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
While prefill is compute heavy, generation/decoding is much more dependent on memory bandwidth.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Brain-computer interfaces have been shown to help patients communicate, often by tracking their eye movement or by decoding brain activity associated with speech or handwriting.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
Researchers say a growing number of young people are turning to AI to navigate social situations — drafting rejection texts, decoding mixed signals and scripting difficult conversations.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
One example is the computational problem of decoding the Hawking radiation of a black hole.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
Second, schools in these states invested in practical teacher training, focused on how to teach foundational reading skills – such as phonics and word decoding – that are especially important for students with dyslexia.
—Eric Hengyu Hu, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
By decoding the core mechanics of turbulent fluctuations, this research offers a new lens through which to view everything from the vast circulation of global oceans to the high-pressure environments inside jet engines.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
As investors navigate a landscape shaped by economic uncertainty, rising scrutiny, and tough competition for standout startups, decoding what ‘investment-readiness’ truly means has become as critical as the funding itself for founders hoping to raise capital.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In fact, the face is so important to our social fabric that there’s an area of the brain—called the fusiform face area—devoted exclusively to decoding it.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Jan. 2026
Today, researchers at Aarhus University, Oldenburg University, and MIT are developing attention-decoding algorithms specifically for auditory applications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoding
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The clicks are part of a growing sperm whale phonetic alphabet that researchers at CETI are deciphering.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Binary neutron stars have long been considered the best bet for deciphering what lurks within.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Vera Rubin, an astronomer whose observations of galaxy rotation curves in the 1970s provided the first robust evidence for dark matter's existence, embraced her Jewish faith as a guide to understanding her role in the universe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Preparation means understanding your client’s business, their operational needs, and their financial guardrails.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Last Stops of the Night Journey publishes, on facing pages, the entirety of two books by the contemporary Italian poet Milo De Angelis opposite English translations by Patrizio Ceccagnoli and Susan Stewart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cortisol face is the social media translation.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Moderate exercise helps, but high-intensity overtraining can raise cortisol further, worth knowing if punishing workouts are already part of a stressed routine.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ruca told Fox News Digital there were a few bittersweet feelings going into the match, just knowing what the two have been through together.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The software also supports form creation, annotation, and document protection through password encryption.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the data annotation industry has boomed in recent years, with dozens of platforms hiring contractors to help train AI models online.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Hard sci-fi, meanwhile, leans into the fact that life evolving on other planets, under different conditions, and across different stretches of time will almost certainly take on forms so different from ours that comprehending them would be like imagining a new color.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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As for whether comprehending the wiring of the brain really demands techniques from the frontiers of theoretical physics, questions remain.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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Team owners, of course, reject this kind of analysis.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Wellness screenings offer a non-invasive analysis of each guest’s key biomarkers to understand individual needs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Rounding out the list of honorees in this initial announcement, Julieta Venegas will receive the Artistic Excellence award, recognizing an artist whose work is defined by exceptional craftsmanship, consistency, and a distinct creative identity.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2026
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The analysts did lower their price target to $44 from $56, recognizing this year’s 25% decline in the stock.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Decoding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoding. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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