as in analyzing
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 parsing
Analysts who once spent long nights parsing financials and industry filings now run the same diligence in a fraction of the time with the help of generative AI.
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Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Investors were parsing the latest retail earnings this morning.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Their strength lies in recognizing key words that signal action or reward, not in parsing the finer details of speech or grasping full sentences.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
At every part of the process of Hacks, the three of us are talking about it and parsing it out.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
While parsing the social and political context, the musical never loses sight of the protagonist and his wife, finding room for the heartbreaking personal side of an American tragedy that reveals the dark side of our collective past.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
However, the phone had trouble parsing an audio memo about planning a vacation, which resulted in a vague checklist.
—PC Magazine, 26 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
Traditional honeypots are invisible links that human visitors can't see but bots parsing HTML code might follow.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Investors were parsing the latest retail earnings this morning.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Their strength lies in recognizing key words that signal action or reward, not in parsing the finer details of speech or grasping full sentences.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
At every part of the process of Hacks, the three of us are talking about it and parsing it out.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
While parsing the social and political context, the musical never loses sight of the protagonist and his wife, finding room for the heartbreaking personal side of an American tragedy that reveals the dark side of our collective past.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
However, the phone had trouble parsing an audio memo about planning a vacation, which resulted in a vague checklist.
—PC Magazine, 26 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
Traditional honeypots are invisible links that human visitors can't see but bots parsing HTML code might follow.
—Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parsing
analyzing
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BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stephan contributed reporting to the original version of this article on the best luxury bathrobes by by analyzing reviews, doing market research, and speaking to leading experts.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Parsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parsing. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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