make (any) sense of
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: to understand (something)
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As scientists tried to make sense of dinosaur and mastodon bones and the stark geological evidence of immense, long-ago perturbations in the Earth’s lands and waters, different schools of thought emerged.
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Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Five former classmates from Oxford reunite to make sense of this global puzzle.
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
Growing up an immigrant in the U.S., writer Viet Thanh Nguyen tried to make sense of the Vietnamese story.
—Niala Boodhoo, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
Trying to make sense of the Google antitrust decision that Judge Amit Mehta handed down on Monday?
—Peter Green, Quartz, 11 Aug. 2024
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Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Five former classmates from Oxford reunite to make sense of this global puzzle.
—Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
Growing up an immigrant in the U.S., writer Viet Thanh Nguyen tried to make sense of the Vietnamese story.
—Niala Boodhoo, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
Trying to make sense of the Google antitrust decision that Judge Amit Mehta handed down on Monday?
—Peter Green, Quartz, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Make (any) sense of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20%28any%29%20sense%20of. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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