parse
Example Sentences
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It is, frankly, difficult to parse this concurrence.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
What the war’s ultimate effect on inflation will be remains difficult to parse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Two of them seemed puzzled by the phrase, struggling to parse out its meaning, while the third instinctively got it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
This may be a strange and foreign idea for some to parse, but it’s true nonetheless.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
I file the fact away for later, another piece of a puzzle I ain’t sure I understand or even want to parse.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.