Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for decode. Search instead for decod.
Definitions

decode

[dee-kohd] / diˈkoʊd /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

One of dozens of Polish codebreakers based there, Fred would work in a team listening to German signals and attempting to decode them.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

An agent working for a consumer can also flag junk fees, catch unauthorized charges, decode fine print and steer its owner away from predatory products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

You had to decode quickly in order to fit in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Ideally, it’s an ongoing relationship with a doctor who can take the time to decode why, for instance, that pain in your toe might be a warning of a serious heart condition.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

That was a good cipher, though it took me a bit to decode it.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Ms. Allen traces pen names, decodes handwriting and deciphers marginalia in Richmond’s correspondence and books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

“Karlyn Borysenko infiltrates their meetings, collects their materials, decodes their language, and exposes their ideas,” reads her description of her Substack.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

A stray orange cat; a séance in a hostel; a “nearsighted galoot” who decodes cryptic messages from Radio Pyongyang; flashlights that aren’t just flashlights — these bread crumbs guide us to the novel’s denouement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

Another, called PerturbSci-Kinetics, developed by graduate student Zihan Xu, decodes the genome-wide regulatory network that underlies RNA temporal dynamics by coupling scalable single-cell genomics with high-throughput genetic perturbations, or manipulations that can influence gene function.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023

As though the intelligence that decodes life’s hidden patterns—that connects reflections to images, glints to light, weaves to fabrics, needles to thread, walls to rooms, love to fear to anger to remorse—was suddenly lost.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Royal meaning must often be decoded, and the King will have wanted to avoid offending his host.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

The result is an ode of sorts to elusive bossdom, where the cryptic may remain cryptic, decoded just enough to let us appreciate the achievement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

The team also hopes to explore how these decoded signals could be used to activate implanted stimulators in patients recovering from spinal cord injuries.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026

In this proof of concept, information was encoded into the UV-C laser by the source-transmitter and then successfully decoded by the 2D semiconductor sensor acting as the receiver.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

He also decoded telegrams that exposed corruption in President Warren G. Harding's cabinet in 1924.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

If decoding the Leipzig affair and its actual or possible ramifications seems to require an advanced degree in international semiotics, the reported facts are straightforward enough.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The company promises Ising will deliver up to three times higher accuracy for the decoding process central to quantum error correction.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

“I’m all about decoding the rhythms of the music,” she adds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

The second hurdle to overcome is the “software challenge” of decoding the brain’s signals and converting them to computer code.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

In January 1941, Elizebeth and her team started decoding messages from an unlicensed radio station.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




Vocabulary lists containing decode


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training