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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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Thanks to these translations, English-speaking readers are in a better position to ponder the mystery of how a timid, apolitical newspaperman wrote one of the most haunting novels of the age of Fascism and war.Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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This visceral metamorphosis, which haunts the pages of her memoir Black Milk: On Writing, Motherhood, and the Harem Within (2007; English translation 2011), transmutes nature’s most fundamental symbol of maternal sustenance into a potent metaphor for creative anxiety born of postpartum despair.Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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What Did FinCEN Say About the Recent Court Developments? FinCEN issued a press release about the recent court developments which is reproduced below with some annotations.Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Meet also offers a ton of annotation options, including emoji, free-draw, and shapes.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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According to India’s Annual Status of Education Report, an independent analysis, most 14-to-18-year-olds in rural regions were still struggling with basic division in 2023, and about a quarter of them with basic reading.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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In addition, for my comprehensive analysis of how AI is being used specifically in medical and healthcare applications, such as mental health guidance, overall cognitive therapy, and mind-improving care, see the link here.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Jan. 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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Saint Alphonsus is still seeing some sporadic RSV cases and typical COVID cases for this time of year, Kitamura said.Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 5 Jan. 2025
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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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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 9 Jan. 2025.
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