unscramble
verb
un·scram·ble
ˌən-ˈskram-bəl 
unscrambled; unscrambling; unscrambles
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: to restore (scrambled communication) to intelligible form
Examples of unscramble in a Sentence
We weren't able to unscramble the satellite signal.
Unscramble the letters ALCEDNRA to spell “CALENDAR.”
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Its processes of scrambling data at one end and unscrambling it at the other uses too much computing power per transaction to be practical in a massive IoT network.
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Julian Durand, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Municipal bond investors are compelled to unscramble the pixelated PDF disclosure egg to get data sort-of back to its digital form.
—Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Greater computing power has enabled remarkable breakthroughs in AI, including OpenAI’s GPT-3 language generator, which can answer science and trivia questions, fix poor grammar, unscramble anagrams, and translate between languages.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2020
Then the collaboration met in Hawai‘i last December to unscramble the results and see what sort of map the Kitt Peak robotic fibers had observed.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
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Julian Durand, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Municipal bond investors are compelled to unscramble the pixelated PDF disclosure egg to get data sort-of back to its digital form.
—Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Greater computing power has enabled remarkable breakthroughs in AI, including OpenAI’s GPT-3 language generator, which can answer science and trivia questions, fix poor grammar, unscramble anagrams, and translate between languages.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2020
Then the collaboration met in Hawai‘i last December to unscramble the results and see what sort of map the Kitt Peak robotic fibers had observed.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Unscramble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscramble. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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unscramble
verb
un·scram·ble
ˌən-ˈskram-bəl
ˈən-
: to make orderly or clear again
trying to unscramble a mix-up with the test scores
unscramble a radio message
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