1
as in cracked
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet
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as in understood
to have a clear idea of
a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher
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Recent Examples of deciphered
The researchers then deciphered certain traits that were linked to the habit.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Kinsella was excited for Yates’ voice to be an easter egg—one of many voices to be deciphered by fans among a scream-singing chorus.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
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
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
Using this method, researchers deciphered 79 additional inscriptions that had eluded scholars for generations.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The sun dances to its own (currently less-than-deciphered) rhythms, moving through an 11-year-long cycle.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025
At first this voice from the heavens has seemingly sent a benign message but it’s quickly deciphered to be a DNA cocktail for Earthlings to investigate.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
While expeditions in the early 1990s deciphered crucial insights into the ship’s final moments, one expedition drew sharp criticism after a crewman’s body was found.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Kinsella was excited for Yates’ voice to be an easter egg—one of many voices to be deciphered by fans among a scream-singing chorus.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
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
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
Using this method, researchers deciphered 79 additional inscriptions that had eluded scholars for generations.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The sun dances to its own (currently less-than-deciphered) rhythms, moving through an 11-year-long cycle.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025
At first this voice from the heavens has seemingly sent a benign message but it’s quickly deciphered to be a DNA cocktail for Earthlings to investigate.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
While expeditions in the early 1990s deciphered crucial insights into the ship’s final moments, one expedition drew sharp criticism after a crewman’s body was found.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deciphered
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Four men have been arrested and charged in the 1982 rape and murder of 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp — a case that went cold for more than four decades before DNA testing and a true-crime podcast cracked it open.—
Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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The physicality ramped up early in the second period when the B’s fourth line flexed their muscle and cracked Lyon.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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According to the testimony of Raffaele Imperiale, an Italian cocaine trafficker and fellow Super Cartel member, Kinahan understood the unspoken rules of the city.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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What’s more, the LA jazz scene, at least as Bellerose understood it, felt like a relic, with old clubs like The Baked Potato catering more to tourists than adventurous musicians.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nearly all the instructions were relayed electronically from the director’s cave and translated by a bilingual assistant director.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Magione Mayor Massimo Lagetti expressed his condolences in a statement translated from Italian, shared on Instagram.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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To a casual observer, the late-game pinch hitter stepping into the batter’s box Tuesday at Oswego East didn’t seem extraordinary, but Yorkville senior Brooke Ekwinski knew better.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The ominous buzzing of phones, the commingling of accomplishment and humiliation, the sudden pathos of cheap glass awards, the rage at their now-former CEO’s $11 million paycheck… David Frankel’s film knew exactly which buttons to push in our particular audience.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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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
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The researchers say the QWERTY keyboard system is more successful than the version that decoded mental handwriting.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 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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Several days after his defeat, five-term prime minister Viktor Orbán broke his silence.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Martinez was the backup catcher for Cypress’ baseball team until Noah Johnson broke his right hand earlier this month and Martinez moved into the starting lineup.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Armenia was reliant on its close alliance with Russia for the first three decades of its existence, ensuring its protection against Azerbaijani attempts to take Nagorno-Karabakh, which was internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but under the de facto control of Armenia.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Steven Hager, writing in the Village Voice, in 1982, gave the burgeoning scene in the Bronx the reportorial treatment, widely recognized as the first major newspaper acknowledgment of the turntable innovation that was happening uptown.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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