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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Comings and goings are meticulously parsed, in such a way that actions seen on camera often reverberate with enormous off-camera implications.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
In their news release announcing the decision — which analysts typically parse for signs of the path ahead — Fed officials struck a more cautious tone on inflation.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
But the details of the president's message about interest rates, inflation, and oil prices are worth parsing.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
The conceit is that given executives’ workload, time is precious and needs to be parsed out accordingly.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
In their news release announcing the decision — which analysts typically parse for signs of the path ahead — Fed officials struck a more cautious tone on inflation.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
But the details of the president's message about interest rates, inflation, and oil prices are worth parsing.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
The conceit is that given executives’ workload, time is precious and needs to be parsed out accordingly.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Parse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parse. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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