PARSE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

parse

verb

Definition of parse

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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Recent Examples of parse In our case, that involves parsing legal agreements clause by clause and enriching each clause with plain-English explanations, risk scores and preapproved alternatives. — Robert Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Fitzpatrick then parsed a laundry list of false statements made in regards to Comans. — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2026 Scientists are just beginning to parse through the heap and pick out the most exciting breakthroughs in their own fields. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 Then in early September, after parsing through trade and intelligence data, CBP officials discovered biodiesel shipments leaving from Port Everglades in Florida and the Port of Houston, en route to Havana, Homeland Security Investigations said. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parse

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To profile their activity in patients with SCLC, the researchers analyzed tumor samples and non-affected biopsies from a dozen patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunophenotyping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Last month, the Economist used Pangram to analyze parliamentary speeches, finding that 10% of the words spoken in the British Parliament were drafted with AI.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

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