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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Third-party testing is hard to come by, but the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) is independently funded and has a Skin Deep database tool for consumers to parse what harmful ingredients might be lurking in their cosmetics and personal care products.
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Kat Merck, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
While influencers and brands currently must either work off intuition or invest many research hours to build campaign strategies, new influencer tools parse the data and create strategic frameworks so influencers can focus efforts on being creative and engaging audiences.
—Ismael El Qudsi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, the Legislative Analyst Office, the Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal adviser, parsed power rates, putting them at the nation’s second-highest behind those in Hawaii.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, my journey down the rabbit hole of ostrich emissions convinced me that parsing the relative virtues of different types of meat might be beside the point.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kat Merck, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
While influencers and brands currently must either work off intuition or invest many research hours to build campaign strategies, new influencer tools parse the data and create strategic frameworks so influencers can focus efforts on being creative and engaging audiences.
—Ismael El Qudsi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, the Legislative Analyst Office, the Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal adviser, parsed power rates, putting them at the nation’s second-highest behind those in Hawaii.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, my journey down the rabbit hole of ostrich emissions convinced me that parsing the relative virtues of different types of meat might be beside the point.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Parse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parse. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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