make (any) sense of
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: to understand (something)
We couldn't make (any) sense of the instructions.
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Some observers, trying to make sense of Trump’s behavior, have tried to put his policies firmly back in the box of great-power competition.
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
To make sense of the recurring post-hurricane peaks, Cabrera and colleagues analyzed how butterfly numbers varied with precipitation, wind speed, temperature and other meteorological variables.
—Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Brought together under Daenerys' banner, the two former enslaved persons (played by Nathalie Emmanuel and Jacob Anderson) learned to make sense of their new lives through their relationship.
—Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Maher, who has spent decades fine-tuning his brand of biting, socially charged humor to make sense of complex, often uncomfortable issues, brings a sharp wit that’s more thoughtful and layered than he’s often given credit for.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
To make sense of the recurring post-hurricane peaks, Cabrera and colleagues analyzed how butterfly numbers varied with precipitation, wind speed, temperature and other meteorological variables.
—Marina Wang, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Brought together under Daenerys' banner, the two former enslaved persons (played by Nathalie Emmanuel and Jacob Anderson) learned to make sense of their new lives through their relationship.
—Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Maher, who has spent decades fine-tuning his brand of biting, socially charged humor to make sense of complex, often uncomfortable issues, brings a sharp wit that’s more thoughtful and layered than he’s often given credit for.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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