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as in deciphered
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 understood
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 decoded
The researchers say the QWERTY keyboard system is more successful than the version that decoded mental handwriting.
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Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
These signals are digitized and decoded by some form of specialist software.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
However the telegram could not be decoded because there was an issue finding the keys to the safe where the codebook was kept.
—Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2024, scientists decoded sperm whale codas.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2025
My work happens where languages don’t line up, where meaning must be reimagined rather than decoded and flattened.
—Ross Benjamin, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Once decoded, the coordinates pointed directly to Guadalajara.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Cotton Incorporated’s trend forecasters, whose expertise lies in analyzing fashion, have decoded what consumers will be purchasing looking ahead.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Here are the lyrics of The Life of a Showgirl's Track 4, decoded.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
These signals are digitized and decoded by some form of specialist software.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
However the telegram could not be decoded because there was an issue finding the keys to the safe where the codebook was kept.
—Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2024, scientists decoded sperm whale codas.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2025
My work happens where languages don’t line up, where meaning must be reimagined rather than decoded and flattened.
—Ross Benjamin, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Once decoded, the coordinates pointed directly to Guadalajara.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Cotton Incorporated’s trend forecasters, whose expertise lies in analyzing fashion, have decoded what consumers will be purchasing looking ahead.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Here are the lyrics of The Life of a Showgirl's Track 4, decoded.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoded
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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, scientists identified the virus, deciphered its secrets, concocted a vaccine, put it into production, and rendered the disease manageable – all within a year.—
David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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Researchers using advanced imaging technology have deciphered 79 previously invisible inscriptions — including love notes, drawings of gladiators, and everyday messages — on a wall in the ancient city of Pompeii, offering a rare window into the lives of ordinary people nearly 2,000 years ago.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Stout, who has a doctorate in clinical psychology and has worked in the mental health field her entire career, understood what her uncle needed, and Hochheiser himself wasn’t shy.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the ’90s and 2000s, under Senegalese presidents Abdou Diouf and Abdoulaye Wade, who extended Leopold Senghor’s vision of art as statecraft, Dak’Art benefited from government backing not just as a matter of policy but because these presidents understood that culture mattered.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Jacir said many of those screenings opened eyes to a history many people never knew.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Badinter knew that debate-club arguments about deterrence and human-rights law and the possibility of judicial error would be ineffective.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Marsha recognized the man on the right as Steven White — her daughter Ashley's best friend.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The quotation is from the Book of Isaiah, which is recognized as Scripture by Christians and Jews.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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The company expects a little more of an impact in its Q2, but Cook said it’s fully comprehended in the above Street outlook of 48% to 49%.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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When Chinese alchemists invented gunpowder in the ninth century, no one grasped the full range of its potential uses.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Finland grasped this eight years ago.—
Andrew Rasiej,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Donating appreciated stock or other property, rather than selling it and giving cash, can be a way to avoid capital gains taxes while still claiming the deduction.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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Before Dali, artists were known almost exclusively for their work, and often considered lucky to be appreciated in their lifetimes.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).—
Ella Quittner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
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