unscramble

verb

Definition of unscramblenext
1
as in to descramble

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2
as in to organize

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Recent Examples of unscramble Everyone had to balance a vase on a wheelbarrow over some obstacles and then use a bunch of blocks to unscramble a word and make an arch puzzle. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 May 2025 Cryptographic keys scramble data so that only someone with the correct key can unscramble it. — Yashas Hariprasad, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Cryptographic keys scramble data so that only someone with the correct key can unscramble it. — Yashas Hariprasad, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025 But uncertainty over what happens in the weeks ahead, as well as the complexity of unscrambling the blockage created by the closure of the strait, will continue to affect gasoline prices. — Daniel Yergin, Time, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unscramble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscramble
  1. decipher
  2. organize
  3. decode
  4. order
  5. decrypt
  6. classify
  7. crack
  8. arrange
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  • In 2023, the Vesuvius Challenge made its first award for deciphering the first letters, and the following year, the project awarded the grand prize of $700,000 for producing the first readable text.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
  • On Thursday, the University of Kentucky announced a new $1 million prize to anyone able to decipher a complete scroll, a feat the researchers once considered impossible, by June next year.
    — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Definition of decipher
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  • Weave in open storage elements like cubbies—essential for keeping shoes and boots accessible and organized.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
  • The flight follows additional aid deliveries from Ecuador and continuing relief efforts organized in Spain, where public institutions, businesses and charitable organizations have raised more than $11 million for earthquake victims.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of organize
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  • That would reduce rewrites, prevent subjective feedback and help teams spend more time shaping strong work instead of decoding vague requests.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Ekman’s seven-point system, however useful as a package, leans toward rigidity, turning the face once again into a surface to be decoded.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of decode
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  • That kind of granular information is important for emergency responders in the field and planners who make decisions about calling for extra help or ordering evacuations.
    — Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Americans across the nation are being asked (or ordered) to conserve water, thanks to widespread drought made even worse by a punishing heat wave.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of order
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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
  • One of the most consequential concepts in PQC is known as harvest now, decrypt later.
    — Kumar Mehta, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of decrypt
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  • The Education Department initially classified only 11 fields as professional, leaving out areas including nursing, physical therapy and education.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Devine told me that e-bike and moped marketing is confusing and regulations keeping e-bikes safely classified are cloudy.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of classify
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  • Herman Weisberg, a former NYPD detective turned high-profile private investigator, believes one phone call could still crack the case.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The item was later determined to be crack cocaine, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
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  • The floorplan is arranged with a clear separation between the living areas and private sleeping quarters of the home.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • Bunting arranged this way is appropriate for covering a speaker’s desk, draping the front of a platform or general decoration.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
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