figure on
verb
figured on; figuring on; figures on
1
: to take into consideration
figuring on the extra income
2
: to rely on
3
: plan
I figure on going into town
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The crowd went wild as a cast of dancers peeled off to reveal seven figures on stage against the backdrop of Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
The metaphor perfectly fits the 6-foot-5 Jordan, who casts an imposing figure on the mound.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors in Manhattan indicted the current governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, 76, and nine other high-ranking government and law enforcement figures on multiple drug-trafficking and related weapons counts.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Omakase experiences in the United States generally run from $100 to more than $500 per person, and the figure on the reservation page is rarely the full picture.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
That's exciting news, but the Journal of Light Construction based this figure on a $28,500 renovation.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Christofides declined to provide figures on troop deployment, which is expected to reach a strength of 5,500.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
One popular type of proposal involved displaying supposedly meaningful figures on parts of our planet that would be visible from the extraterrestrial target of choice.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Loiseau was a leading figure on the French, and international, food scenes throughout the 1980s and ’90s.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
The metaphor perfectly fits the 6-foot-5 Jordan, who casts an imposing figure on the mound.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors in Manhattan indicted the current governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, 76, and nine other high-ranking government and law enforcement figures on multiple drug-trafficking and related weapons counts.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Omakase experiences in the United States generally run from $100 to more than $500 per person, and the figure on the reservation page is rarely the full picture.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
That's exciting news, but the Journal of Light Construction based this figure on a $28,500 renovation.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Christofides declined to provide figures on troop deployment, which is expected to reach a strength of 5,500.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
One popular type of proposal involved displaying supposedly meaningful figures on parts of our planet that would be visible from the extraterrestrial target of choice.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Loiseau was a leading figure on the French, and international, food scenes throughout the 1980s and ’90s.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Figure on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20on. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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