descrambles

verb

present tense third-person singular of descramble
as in unscrambles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descrambles
  1. works out
  2. decrypts
  3. decodes
  4. translates
  5. deciphers
  6. cracks
Verb
  • The home starts at PLN 199,000 (for reference, this works out to roughly US$52,500), but will vary a lot depending on options chosen.
    — Adam Williams June 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2026
  • On a $20,000 auto loan, this works out to be an extra $15 per month.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Definition of works out
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  • The app decrypts the file and loads it into the appropriate editing program.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The process decrypts RxRPC payloads using a single-block process.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Definition of decrypts
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  • Now, in the journal Nature Neuroscience, a team describes a solution that decodes a person's brain waves to choose which voice their hearing system will amplify.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 May 2026
  • Potier decodes that practically illegible document and creates a 3-D realization that grows from a fantastically complex swirl of interlocking geometries.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of decodes
Verb
  • What that translates to for audiences is better intelligibility — words that land rather than wash — and a cleaner overall mix, because the engineer is no longer spending mental and technical energy fighting unwanted signal at the source.
    — Dave Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Exercise physiologist Rachelle Acitelli Reed says this translates to something that’s very, very hard to do four to six repetitions with.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 6 July 2026
Definition of translates
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  • Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of deciphers
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  • Holmes deduces that each pose represents a letter and cracks the code by matching the most common poses with the most common letters.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • There was one where the both managers got ejected in the same moment, which cracks me up.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Definition of cracks
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“Descrambles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descrambles. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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