as in to analyze
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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As the sales have been rolling in for days, our team has been busy parsing through the best of the best.
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Other times, his stance on the law was difficult to parse.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Market sentiment was knocked overnight as investors parsed the all-important earnings release from artificial intelligence darling Nvidia amid lofty expectations of the company.
—Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Trump’s final travel raises eyebrows In these final days, every move the candidates make is parsed for some deeper meaning.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Other times, his stance on the law was difficult to parse.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Market sentiment was knocked overnight as investors parsed the all-important earnings release from artificial intelligence darling Nvidia amid lofty expectations of the company.
—Karen Gilchrist,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Trump’s final travel raises eyebrows In these final days, every move the candidates make is parsed for some deeper meaning.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Parse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parse. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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