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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Recent Examples of parse
There is no truth to be found in the mind of a rapist; there’s no logic there to be parsed or decoded.
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Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Sentencings have been delayed since January 2024 while the parties awaited and then parsed the Snyder decision.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Similarly, applying machine learning algorithms to parse through extensive data from space missions illustrates creativity’s role in technology.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Much can be gleaned about the attractions of this ideology to many of those in power from simply parsing the name of the movement.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Sentencings have been delayed since January 2024 while the parties awaited and then parsed the Snyder decision.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Similarly, applying machine learning algorithms to parse through extensive data from space missions illustrates creativity’s role in technology.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Much can be gleaned about the attractions of this ideology to many of those in power from simply parsing the name of the movement.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Parse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parse. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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