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
Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Reading is done at GB/s data rates using high-speed image sensors and parallel high speed image processing for decoding.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The first to make major progress on decoding the Rosetta Stone was an English physicist named Thomas Young.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
But decoding the bird vocalizations is another matter.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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The show, now well in the top 50 in Apple’s top 100 podcasts, opens up typically private conversations and recent episodes cover paid versus organic media, why Starbucks is ditching discounts, and decoding team dysfunction.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Reading is done at GB/s data rates using high-speed image sensors and parallel high speed image processing for decoding.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The first to make major progress on decoding the Rosetta Stone was an English physicist named Thomas Young.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
But decoding the bird vocalizations is another matter.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoding
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The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) then pushed Apple to open up a lot more and let people select default apps for phone calls, messaging, password managers, keyboards, call spam filters, navigation, and translation apps.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Driving the news: Francis' life was at risk twice, his doctors said at a Saturday news conference, per an Associated Press' translation.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
23 Mar. 2025
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Scaling annotation efforts without sacrificing quality is difficult, especially given the pace at which AI technologies are evolving.—
Siobhan Hanna,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Across the nearly six-foot-tall Columbus Circle, NYC II, small x marks and annotations in black pen indicate observations from a two-week field study in 2017.—
Mara Hoberman,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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An analysis of the new electricity supply that was added to the U.S. grid in 2024 found that solar energy and storage accounted for 84 percent of the growth.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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There is an obvious tension between celebrating the city’s birthday and recognizing the painful and violent genocide that paved way for the city’s formation.—
Joe Baker,
New York Daily News,
28 Dec. 2024
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As a result, men are the default for everything from calculating drug doses to recognizing heart attack symptoms to designing and testing car safety features.—
Eva Epker,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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In particular, health districts and hospitals are seeing more flu and pertussis, known as whooping cough.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2025
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The games have been about playing spoiler in the NFC playoff picture and seeing what on this 2024 roster is transferrable to the future.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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With property values consistently appreciating and strong income potential, real estate remains a highly profitable investment choice.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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The first look at Sue Storm has gone a bit viral, with players…appreciating her character design.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Decoding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoding. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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