make (any) sense of
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: to understand (something)
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Finance teams are using AI to make sense of messy numbers.
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Kathleen Walch, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Children who struggle to make sense of the senseless.
—Susan Mathison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Nonetheless, Odell showcases those contradictions rather than try to make sense of them, weaving a thorough portrait of her book’s inherently enigmatic subject — even without Paltrow’s involvement.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 July 2025
Don’t try to make sense of the arrangement, just enjoy it.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 21 July 2025
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Kathleen Walch, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Children who struggle to make sense of the senseless.
—Susan Mathison, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Nonetheless, Odell showcases those contradictions rather than try to make sense of them, weaving a thorough portrait of her book’s inherently enigmatic subject — even without Paltrow’s involvement.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 July 2025
Don’t try to make sense of the arrangement, just enjoy it.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 21 July 2025
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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 21 Aug. 2025.
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