as in to analyze
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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Every sentence, from letters to the editor to op-ed pieces, to editorials, was easily parsed and totally clear.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2025
We are focused on parsing the signal from the noise as the situation evolves.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
However, it has no longer been maintained for Rust, forcing developers to rely on combinations of different crates and custom parsing logic to achieve similar functionality.
—Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Chris is a brilliant forensic accountant capable of parsing weeks worth of complicated bookkeeping in a night, and spotting patterns others have missed.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Parse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parse. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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