as in analyzing
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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Recent Examples of parsing
Political pundits are busy parsing the results from the Illinois primaries for a sense of where the Democratic electorate stands headed into this fall’s midterms.
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David Daley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Sam tells him about Link being Dylan — one of those anomalies that surely all Paradise fans are going to be parsing through episodes for now.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
An army of amateur online sleuths has been parsing Burke’s lyrics, interviews and social media posts for clues, and the case has resulted in headlines in publications from the Los Angeles Times to the New York Post.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Traders have been parsing signals over whether Iran’s concessions over its nuclear ambitions will be enough to achieve a detente with the US.
—Alex Longley, Bloomberg, 24 Feb. 2026
Critics accused Son of being too beguiled by charismatic founders rather than critically parsing financials.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Cursor said this will allow developers to spend less time editing files and parsing through code and more time focusing on questions of taste and judgement.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
There are two ways of parsing these results.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
By contrast, Rieder has spent his career as a hands-on, daily participant in the global bond markets, as a trader and asset manager, expert at parsing and profiting from the central bank’s cues.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
David Daley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Sam tells him about Link being Dylan — one of those anomalies that surely all Paradise fans are going to be parsing through episodes for now.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
An army of amateur online sleuths has been parsing Burke’s lyrics, interviews and social media posts for clues, and the case has resulted in headlines in publications from the Los Angeles Times to the New York Post.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Traders have been parsing signals over whether Iran’s concessions over its nuclear ambitions will be enough to achieve a detente with the US.
—Alex Longley, Bloomberg, 24 Feb. 2026
Critics accused Son of being too beguiled by charismatic founders rather than critically parsing financials.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Cursor said this will allow developers to spend less time editing files and parsing through code and more time focusing on questions of taste and judgement.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
There are two ways of parsing these results.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
By contrast, Rieder has spent his career as a hands-on, daily participant in the global bond markets, as a trader and asset manager, expert at parsing and profiting from the central bank’s cues.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parsing
analyzing
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Tracking top Wall Street analysts can help investors gain key insights, as these experts assign ratings after thoroughly analyzing a company’s fundamentals and the macro and micro factors impacting its performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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The numbers for jobs and costs came from analyzing facilities that have had similar transitions.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Parsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parsing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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