as in analyzes
to understand something by considering it parts closely
I'm having trouble parsing your words—could you rephrase what you said? We need time to parse the huge amount of data put forward in the report.
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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
In Shakespeare’s Wife, historian Germaine Greer parses over what little record survives to argue that Anne was likely literate and skilled in crafts and artisan work.
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Nathan Smith,
Time,
26 Nov. 2025
Markets will move on Wednesday after Wall Street parses Powell’s statement and his Q&A for clues about future rate cuts beyond Wednesday.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Within the system, members of the writing team can create content, play back that content in a preview mode, define routes between content modules, and find places for users to enter free text, which our AI system then parses.
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 May 2024
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
In Shakespeare’s Wife, historian Germaine Greer parses over what little record survives to argue that Anne was likely literate and skilled in crafts and artisan work.
—
Nathan Smith,
Time,
26 Nov. 2025
Markets will move on Wednesday after Wall Street parses Powell’s statement and his Q&A for clues about future rate cuts beyond Wednesday.
—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Within the system, members of the writing team can create content, play back that content in a preview mode, define routes between content modules, and find places for users to enter free text, which our AI system then parses.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
26 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parses
analyzes
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Thisfinding was published early Friday from World Weather Attribution, a scientific network which analyzes the role of climate change in driving extreme weather events.
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The tool, developed by independent AI engineer Luke Geel, analyzes past results and players’ activity—from posture to blink rate—spotting connections that might be imperceptible to the average viewer but visible to top pros.
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“Parses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parses. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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