Robert S. Anson
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If parse brings up memories of learning the parts of speech in school, you've done your homework regarding this word. Parsing sentences, after all, is part and parcel of learning to read and write. Parse comes from the first element of the Latin term for "part of speech," pars orationis. It's an old word that has been used since at least the mid 1500s, but it was not until the late 1700s that parse graduated to its extended, non-grammar-related sense of "to examine in a minute way" or "to analyze critically." Remember this extended sense, and you'll really be at the head of the class.
Examples of parse in a Sentence
Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Forbes senior contributor David Bloom parses whether Netflix may want to take a look at these assets—though no deals could take place until the spinoff is complete.
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Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Those who were able to parse all of that may have realized Jeopardy was asking for Daniel Craig, the actor who played James Bond in Skyfall (2012) and No Time to Die (2021), which earned Best Song trophies for Adele and Billie Eilish, respectively.
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Louis Peitzman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
Markets are still parsing through mixed signals following the recent developments in the Middle East.
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Hugh Leask,fred Imbert,justina Lee,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
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“Parse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parse. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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