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as in nobody
a person of no importance or influence
it was either write the Great American Novel or be consigned to the status of a cipher in the annals of literature
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as in to figure
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total
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Recent Examples of cipher
Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
In one instance, the shipping container was a puzzle box, which looked like a cipher, and held 10 switches, according to court records.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
Stephen Nash, New York Times, 25 July 2017
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Noun
Editor’s picks For decades, Patricia McGlone was a cipher, a ghost.
—Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
In one instance, the shipping container was a puzzle box, which looked like a cipher, and held 10 switches, according to court records.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
These remnants, signals from an earlier phase of our human condition, have been endlessly ciphered by generations of archaeologists in the Bears Ears region (which is named for twin buttes near its center).
—Stephen Nash, New York Times, 25 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cipher
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Those free passes were a frequent abuse of the law in the past, and low-profile corporate nobodies got away with them for years.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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The owner, knowing that his establishment is at capacity and taking into consideration the troublesome nobodies who are seeking entry, brusquely sends them away.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Apparently, TikTok figured that bad things were afoot with this trend.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Both teams entered unbeaten, having given up just 10 goals each all season, so one goal figured to be enough to win.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But if axions make up the dark matter, then there are about 1077 (that's 10 followed by 76 zeroes) axions in the Milky Way, so the very rare process still happens pretty often!—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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In fact, the superstructure is estimated to hold an almost inconceivable 200 quadrillion (that's 200 followed by 15 zeros) times the mass of the sun and is more than 1.3 billion light-years long, larger than the Milky Way.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.—
Robert Higgs,
cleveland,
1 Feb. 2023
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The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2023
Verb
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This ratio is calculated as the percentage of net stocks repurchased relative to total market cap.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Because that period’s homeless count increased, the mortality rate — calculated as 3,326 deaths per 100,000 people — increased less, at 1.3%.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Also, Holloway is making his permanent move to lightweight, and this rematch could be a surprise hit for the UFC.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Most base layers will be in the 160-grams-per-square-meter (lightweight) to 260-gsm range (heavyweight or expedition weight).—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The companies that adapt—consolidating computing resources, shifting to inference, and refining their deployment strategies—will emerge stronger.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The chip’s central processing unit, or CPU, has 10 cores — a measure of computing power — up from eight in the M3 MacBook Air.—
Bloomberg News,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Cipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cipher. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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