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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
Ekman’s seven-point system, however useful as a package, leans toward rigidity, turning the face once again into a surface to be decoded.
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Cal Revely-Calder,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
In October 2023, the first full word from one of the unopened ancient papyri was decoded with the help of computer technology and advanced AI.
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Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
These patterns can in principle be detected using the right sensors and then decoded—that is, mapped from electromagnetic current or blood oxygenation levels back into words and concepts.
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Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
The calls obtained by PEOPLE were eventually decoded and presented as evidence in Shirilla's 2023 murder trial.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
After noticing that one of the items purchased was the entire Lip Critic discography on Bandcamp, Kaser was later confronted by the fan at one of their shows, who claimed to have decoded hidden messages in their music.
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Alastair Shuttleworth,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2026
The Human Genome Project was declared complete in 2003, with 92 percent of the human genome decoded; the majority of the remaining genome was sequenced by 2021.
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Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
The Cambridge lab built on this work for a follow up earlier this year, which not only decoded silent speech but also detected the emotional state of the wearer.
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Omar Kardoudi
april 23,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2026
These signals are digitized and decoded by some form of specialist software.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Cal Revely-Calder,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
In October 2023, the first full word from one of the unopened ancient papyri was decoded with the help of computer technology and advanced AI.
—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
These patterns can in principle be detected using the right sensors and then decoded—that is, mapped from electromagnetic current or blood oxygenation levels back into words and concepts.
—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
The calls obtained by PEOPLE were eventually decoded and presented as evidence in Shirilla's 2023 murder trial.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
After noticing that one of the items purchased was the entire Lip Critic discography on Bandcamp, Kaser was later confronted by the fan at one of their shows, who claimed to have decoded hidden messages in their music.
—
Alastair Shuttleworth,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2026
The Human Genome Project was declared complete in 2003, with 92 percent of the human genome decoded; the majority of the remaining genome was sequenced by 2021.
—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
The Cambridge lab built on this work for a follow up earlier this year, which not only decoded silent speech but also detected the emotional state of the wearer.
—
Omar Kardoudi
april 23,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2026
These signals are digitized and decoded by some form of specialist software.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoded
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Its successor script, Linea B, was also a mystery until it was deciphered in 1952 by an amateur linguist and cryptographer Michael Ventris with the help of classicist John Chadwick, both building on patterns in the script first identified by classicist Alice Kober.
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The signature was deciphered with the help of AI, and specialists at auction house Lyon & Turnbull were able to confirm that Cadell was the artist.
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Many of us have long understood that putting your country’s main creative engine inside a techno-dominant machine was probably never going to end well for creativity.
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For reasons that aren't yet fully understood, the results sometimes differ from previous events.
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Filming wrapped in May 2025, and as early as the fall of that year, the studio and Gillespie knew the movie wasn’t working.
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At that point, Bobrovsky knew his seven-season run in South Florida, one that included winning a pair of Stanley Cups, was over.
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Since the inaugural Hall of Fame class in 1966, the ABCA has recognized more than 350 individuals with induction.
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Comcast also recognized value in theme parks and invested heavily, building Universal Studios as a formidable rival to Disney.
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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%.
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In second grade, Hung completed a yearlong math class in three months and grasped pre-algebra in third grade, said Choi, a longtime tutor who began teaching her son during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The drive to define the face as a data point, something to be grasped and controlled, underpins the bureaucracy of the modern nation-state, in which faces are surveyed, categorized, and stored in digital banks.
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For the Angels, that steady presence has been appreciated during a turbulent season that includes the team firing general manager Perry Minasian and replacing him with interim GM John Mozeliak, as well as another injury absence for Mike Trout.
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But even Bassitt, watching the montage of his greatest Jays moments, appreciated the memories.
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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).
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.
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