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cipher

noun as in zero; nothingness

verb as in figure out code

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With his background in military intelligence, Eugene is a cipher, allowing people to project whatever they desire onto him.

As a gastroenterologist and gut microbiome researcher at the University of Washington School of Medicine, I have dedicated my career to decoding the cipher of how food affects this microbial community within your gut.

From Salon

If Link is a cipher, an increasingly androgynous hero meant to be a stand-in for players the world over, Princess Zelda in “Echoes of Wisdom” feels more fully drawn.

And Bello wonders today if the opening puzzle — a cipher challenge — can overwhelm some of those new to the space.

Here, a guest book may be anything but, and cipher puzzles may reside in knickknacks while shields may turn out to be more than just decoration.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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