1
as in to crack
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet
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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher
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Recent Examples of decipher
The gamers cannot decipher if Sandoval is an idiot, a genius, a Faithful or a Traitor.
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 6 Feb. 2025
Millennials will love deciphering which real-life stars inspired the plot.
—Tia Williams, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Freshman Max Granville tried to decipher whether defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton was staying.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The scroll currently being deciphered, known as PHerc. 172, is housed at the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 6 Feb. 2025
Millennials will love deciphering which real-life stars inspired the plot.
—Tia Williams, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Freshman Max Granville tried to decipher whether defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton was staying.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The scroll currently being deciphered, known as PHerc. 172, is housed at the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decipher
Verb
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Racial prejudice presented the Chicago Woman’s Club with a tougher nut to crack.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Mulching tomatoes is very important to provide even moisture and prevent fruit from cracking.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2025
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However, some of the following need to be considered to keep therapy ethical for all, regardless of the length of sessions: Clear Scope & Limitations: Clients must understand that micro-therapy is not a substitute for traditional therapy, particularly for deep trauma work.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
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Pure understands enterprise storage administrators and the overall enterprise data landscape.—
Matt Kimball,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Yet at 10 knots, its fuel consumption of 22 gph translates to an impressive range of 960 nautical miles.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
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On the surface, his openness to learning and technical ability, along with his pace, should translate well into the Premier League.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Emmy and Golden Globe winner Goodman, a beloved screen vet, is well known for series including Roseanne, The Conners and The Righteous Gemstones and movies such as The Big Lebowski, The Flinstones and Monsters Inc.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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Repressive autocrats around the world know this full well.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Within months, Meta broke ground on a sixth and seventh Utah data center beside the other five.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Senior Lily Cooper broke the school’s all-time scoring record, boys and girls, of 1,333 points set by Val DePaolo in 1979.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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Coca-Cola’s brief essentially trots out the same list of qualitative differences that the company raised during the Tax Court proceedings, almost as though the court had simply overlooked or failed to comprehend them.—
Ryan Finley,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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One Trump adviser said a goal of the president’s speech would be connecting his rapid-pace actions so far to average Americans who may not yet comprehend the motives behind them.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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But decoding the pictograms could be a culturally and historically significant task.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
5 Mar. 2025
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There are a few reasons it’s been so hard to decode.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Bee and Stanton were honored by SPJ NorCal in 2020, recognizing work by Stanton and his colleagues in seeking compliance with Senate Bill 1421, a police transparency law, among other investigative work.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Mar. 2025
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Legacy media must recognize its responsibility to provide equitable reporting.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Decipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decipher. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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