as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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Recent Examples of figure out
This is pretty much the vibe of the hour, as everyone in the 118 struggles to figure out how to move forward in the wake of Bobby’s heroic sacrifice.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 May 2025
This little team of mine has worked very hard to try to figure out things.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Johnson and his coaching staff have a lot to figure out, from their best starting five up front to the distribution of the ball to what personnel groupings work best for quarterback Caleb Williams in the passing game.
—Adam Jahns, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
For months, my husband and I couldn’t figure out where the mysterious stains on our clothes were coming from.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 May 2025
This little team of mine has worked very hard to try to figure out things.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Johnson and his coaching staff have a lot to figure out, from their best starting five up front to the distribution of the ball to what personnel groupings work best for quarterback Caleb Williams in the passing game.
—Adam Jahns, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
For months, my husband and I couldn’t figure out where the mysterious stains on our clothes were coming from.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
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Following the murder of her best friend, she’s forced to outrun the mob in her 1969 Plymouth Barracuda, traversing the byways of America while solving murders along the way.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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No other sport has hockey’s TV problems, that HD did not solve.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2025
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The spokesperson did not immediately answer the AP's questions regarding the practicality and feasibility of reopening Alcatraz or the agency's role in the future of the former prison given the National Park Service's control of the island.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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But his rebuke of Trump's policies answered one of Wall Street's biggest questions of this weekend: Would Buffett weigh in on the trade war and its massive disruptions?—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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Throughout Season 2, viewers have watched lead protagonist Colter Shaw, played by Justin Hartley, slowly unravel his family’s complicated dynamics and the mystery of his father’s death.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Related Articles Chicago baseball report: Cubs face big questions for Mets series — and Miguel Vargas’ streak for White Sox Chicago White Sox match 2nd-worst start in franchise history through 37 games with 2-1 loss How did the defense unravel ‘pretty quickly’ for Chicago White Sox?—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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The primary issue for those users is security, and this has now been resolved for Microsoft 365 apps.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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In a settlement of similar claims reached last month in Los Angeles County, officials agreed to pay billions of dollars to resolve thousands of accusations.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20out. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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