Thesaurus results for FIGURE OUT

figure out

verb

Definition of figure out

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 And maybe even part of survival was— figuring out strategies is also a kind of a stepping out. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 The Cowboys still have a lot to figure out defensively, but Barham will end up being the right guy for the defense — even if there will be some bumps in the road along the way. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026 Remember that fall when all anyone wanted to do was figure out how to style biker shorts like Princess Diana? — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2026 The players have to figure out how to open the chests, each of which contains part of a code. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for figure out

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Cage solved my next problem by insisting that the way to discover new things is to overcome our dependence on our likes and dislikes, those supposed pillars of criticism.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
If something goes wrong, do our teams solve the customer’s problem together or simply hand it to someone else?

— Brian Tuite, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of solve

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Bo Davidson hit a tying sacrifice fly off Evan Phillips (3-2) with two outs in the eighth for San Francisco before Hernandez answered against Trent Harris (0-1) for his fourth home run.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
According to the company, the demonstration will address aerodynamic performance, stability, and reliability – questions aircraft manufacturers would need answered before considering the propulsion system for their designs.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of answer

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According to authorities, Fabbrica LLC, which is based in Windsor, agreed to pay $2,581,250 to resolve False Claims Act allegations in connection with a $2 million PPP loan.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The company also offers a tele-assist capability for situations the robot cannot resolve autonomously.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

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