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
That’s important for a team still trying to figure out Dëmin, Traoré and Saraf.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
The agents can apparently figure out a training regimen that teaches the robots to successfully cut zip ties and even insert GPUs into thin sockets on motherboards.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
The 11-3-6 rule of friendship is circulating online as adults try to figure out why building real, close friendships gets so much harder with age.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Creedon says one of the unique challenges of a long-term same-sex relationship is figuring out who will ultimately pop the question.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
The agents can apparently figure out a training regimen that teaches the robots to successfully cut zip ties and even insert GPUs into thin sockets on motherboards.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
The 11-3-6 rule of friendship is circulating online as adults try to figure out why building real, close friendships gets so much harder with age.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Creedon says one of the unique challenges of a long-term same-sex relationship is figuring out who will ultimately pop the question.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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One of the oldest John Doe cases in America has been solved, with help from DNA evidence and forensic genetic genealogy, according to a team at FHD Forensics.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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More and more people are solving that exact problem by paring down instead of piling on.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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The Blue Jays answered with two-out RBI hits by Kazuma Okamoto in the third and Nathan Lukes in the fourth.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Towns fouled out, Wembanyama split two free throws, Harper tied the game, and Brunson answered with another basket to put the Knicks back in front.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Talking about Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen‘s hair evolution is like unraveling a tangled web of aesthetics.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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To better unravel what’s happening in this part of the Atlantic, the study scientists combined real-world ocean heat data from instruments and satellites with climate models.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Yet many of the more contentious issues — Iran’s nuclear program, in particular — are not fully resolved and will be the subject of future talks, which could ignite additional conflict.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
18 June 2026
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Three defendants have resolved their cases, including one who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge.—
Jacques Billeaud,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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