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as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem
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as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
worked out a compromise between the warring factions
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as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out
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as in to figure
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
after working out the cost of a college education, we've decided that it's never too early to start saving
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Recent Examples of work out
R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Then, this winter, the pair became coincidental training partners, occasionally working out at the same Southern California facility together as Kim (who, like Ohtani, is represented by Creative Artists Agency) prepared for his own move to the major leagues.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Enter: active recovery, or gentle movement that’s a lot less intense than your typical workout.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Currently, the Aurora Fire Department’s administration works out of the Central Fire Station on Broadway in downtown Aurora.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Then, this winter, the pair became coincidental training partners, occasionally working out at the same Southern California facility together as Kim (who, like Ohtani, is represented by Creative Artists Agency) prepared for his own move to the major leagues.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Noun
In my 20s, 30s, and 40s, there was an emphasis on hardcore cardio workouts, which was the trend at the time.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Enter: active recovery, or gentle movement that’s a lot less intense than your typical workout.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work out
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Following the murder of her best friend, she’s forced to outrun the mob in her 1969 Plymouth Barracuda, traversing the byways of America while solving murders along the way.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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No other sport has hockey’s TV problems, that HD did not solve.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2025
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The project, which includes a five-star hotel and a residential estate, was developed by a company linked to Prayudh’s PM Group.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Editor's Note: This recipe was developed by Nicole Hopper; the headnote was written by Kimberly Holland.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Proposition 48 intended to strengthen academic requirements and ensure that college athletes have the academic skills to succeed in college courses.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 May 2025
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The sisters have succeeded in honoring the histories of some great American musical genres without being afraid to finding their own approach to a familiar sound.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
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For every challenge an opponent presents this postseason, Minnesota figures to have answers somewhere across its eight-man rotation of starter-quality players.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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Her team figured getting this kind of low-noise performance out of pyroelectric materials was theoretically possible.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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Outside of Washington, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s followers appear to be scrambling the country's stubborn red-blue divide USA TODAY Texas is looking at bills to bring back exercise.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Seeing Tristen accept both his mother’s request to stay in the game and the responsibility of leading his team to victory gives the ridiculous exercise that is Restaurant Wars a whole different weight.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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The spokesperson did not immediately answer the AP's questions regarding the practicality and feasibility of reopening Alcatraz or the agency's role in the future of the former prison given the National Park Service's control of the island.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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But his rebuke of Trump's policies answered one of Wall Street's biggest questions of this weekend: Would Buffett weigh in on the trade war and its massive disruptions?—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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Animated conversations forge new connections under the Leo moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Carell stars as a grown man who is, indeed, still a virgin and is desperate to find someone not only to be physically intimate with, but also to forge a romantic and emotional connection with.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The main reason the studios and independents go abroad to shoot is money.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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So how did Combs go from wearing a glamorous bespoke white suit on the steps of the Met Gala a few years back to now being allocated 20 pieces of clothing he's permitted to wear at a courthouse just 5 miles away?—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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“Work out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20out. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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