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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
That thought acted like a lockpick, opening the channel and allowing inner speech to be decoded.
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Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Jackson decoded receiver screens with ease.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Stanford University scientists have successfully decoded inner speech, or the silent thoughts in a person’s head, with an accuracy rate of up to 74%.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
Below, here is Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl track list, decoded.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Once decoded, the script causes the browser to download a chain of additional obfuscated JavaScript.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
So far, no classical algorithm has dethroned the new algorithm, known as decoded quantum interferometry (DQI).
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
There is no truth to be found in the mind of a rapist; there’s no logic there to be parsed or decoded.
—Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Those noisy biometric signals are decoded by an AI-powered processor (2), which sends nerve-stimulation instructions to electrodes on that same forearm patch.
—Chad Bouton, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2021
Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Jackson decoded receiver screens with ease.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Stanford University scientists have successfully decoded inner speech, or the silent thoughts in a person’s head, with an accuracy rate of up to 74%.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
Below, here is Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl track list, decoded.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Once decoded, the script causes the browser to download a chain of additional obfuscated JavaScript.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
So far, no classical algorithm has dethroned the new algorithm, known as decoded quantum interferometry (DQI).
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
There is no truth to be found in the mind of a rapist; there’s no logic there to be parsed or decoded.
—Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Those noisy biometric signals are decoded by an AI-powered processor (2), which sends nerve-stimulation instructions to electrodes on that same forearm patch.
—Chad Bouton, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoded
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In total, 16 metrics were deciphered to rank each state under these dimensions, such as shares of children, teens and adults with different vaccinations, people without health insurance, and many others.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those sent on the trip filmed and recorded their upcoming opponents' signs, which Stalions then deciphered.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Now in production, the indie feature stars Dern as steadfast patriarch Gramps, whose daughter Shay (Thompson) is a single mother navigating the ADHD diagnosis of one of her identical twin sons, who shares his medication with his brother in attempt to be understood, sparking an unforgettable summer.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Sep. 2025
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Christian Siriano has always understood the art of drama.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
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Who knew the antidote for my incurable pixie cut envy would be a 13-second video of Kate Middleton?—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Prine’s health issues of the previous couple of decades were no secret—the throat cancer, the operation for lung cancer, and God knew what else.—
Tom Piazza
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Last month, the federal government recognized September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Chinese Communist Party was recognized as the only legitimate government in China by the United Nations in 1971.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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This thoughtful composition from Yang Bo was taken in the sky over Nanjing, China during totality, creating the illusion that the blood moon is being grasped in the claw of a vast stone dragon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The robot must determine where the object can be safely grasped, whether surfaces will slip or break under pressure, and how weight is distributed.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Our testers couldn’t get enough of the perfume’s quiet coziness and appreciated the fact that the juice has a little oomph in terms of staying power.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sharing this column with other people who play ReHeardle would be appreciated too.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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