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 sun dances to its own (currently less-than-deciphered) rhythms, moving through an 11-year-long cycle.
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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
All these tropes — gaydar and girls without it — make for easier narratives, but the presumption that the codes of the heart can be deciphered on the body is one that, outside the world of absurdist comedy — and probably sometimes within it as well — can wound and damage.
—Kelly Foster Lundquist, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Its inscriptions are currently being deciphered.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
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
Those sent on the trip filmed and recorded their upcoming opponents' signs, which Stalions then deciphered.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Metabolism has grown into one of the biggest buzzwords in the wellness industry — a tricky code that, if deciphered, is believed to unlock the secrets of weight loss and overall health.
—Lauren Kim, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deciphered
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Earlier in the night, host Nikki Glaser cracked a joke about the show's hype.—
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Host Nikki Glaser cracked jokes about a range of political topics during her opening monologue, from the Jeffrey Epstein files to controversy surrounding CBS News.—
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Jennifer Lawrence, Jennifer Lopez and Teyana Taylor were just a few of the stars who understood the assignment and dressed to impress for Hollywood's big night out.—
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The Golden Globes is one of Hollywood's most glamorous nights, and this year our favorite stars' stylists understood the assignment.—
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According to linguist Gorrie, the story had traveled far and been translated multiple times before reaching Walpole in London.—
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His one hour-plus speech was translated live for international audiences by Siavash Ardalan, a journalist for BBC Persian TV.—
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Though their divorce was acrimonious, and the two were later involved in various legal proceedings, the source said that Clarkson knew the importance of her children’s relationship with their father.—
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Authorities said the two teenagers knew each other, but did not provide further details on their relationship.—
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New research from Cambridge and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin has decoded the mystery of magnetic fossils left by an ancient organism.—
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In 2024, scientists decoded sperm whale codas.—
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When Muñoz-Guatemala didn’t lower his car window, Ross broke a back window to try to open the door.—
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The location’s hot water broke shortly before the inspector arrived, and a plumber was already present during the inspection, the owner told the Star-Telegram.—
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But state officials have previously recognized the lack of diversity in apprenticeship programs.—
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Legislation in 2009 that extended self-government to Greenland also recognized a right to independence under international law, an option favored by a majority of Greenlanders.—
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That problem can’t be solved as quickly, but a city spokesperson said new signs indicating that option is available to visitors have been ordered and will be installed as soon as a vendor finishes making them.—
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Worried that someone might get stuck in the elevator, Jorgie Ramos, who also operates Vice City Pizza in South Miami, decided to shut down the restaurant until the problem was solved.—
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“Deciphered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deciphered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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