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Recent Examples of encipher
The digitized voice and key were enciphered by modulo six addition.
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2019
To protect sensitive communications traveling along public pathways, the senders enciphered—or encrypted—their words, often using machines that could replace each letter with a new letter.
—Liza Mundy, Time, 10 Oct. 2017
IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2019
To protect sensitive communications traveling along public pathways, the senders enciphered—or encrypted—their words, often using machines that could replace each letter with a new letter.
—Liza Mundy, Time, 10 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encipher
Verb
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Federal agencies are required to start encrypting emails and other internal messages.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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According to Gupta, data should be encrypted in transit and at rest to ensure access is not allowed, even in the event of interception.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The national gloom stems from something deeper, specifically the torment of a supposedly cohering national story about opportunity that is encoded in culture, policy, and civic life.—
Adam Chandler,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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For instance, a genetic essentialist would say that a person’s athleticism, intelligence, personality and a range of other traits are encoded entirely in their DNA.—
Shoumita Dasgupta,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Huang spent much the keynote on Nvidia’s development of agentic models that can perform tasks like coding and chat support.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2025
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He’s had a growing interest in coding after taking a technology class at his school.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Encipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encipher. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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