as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
tried to dope out the answer from the little information we had been given
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Years of investigation and interrogation failed to definitively solve the mystery of McPherson’s vanishing.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025 -
And it won’t be solved by job descriptions, dashboards, or top-down messaging.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The celebrated photographer captures a world already unravelling.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Is there anything remotely luxurious about a $5,000+ bag whose stitching begins to unravel after only a handful of wears?—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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This week’s cold open answered that question of why: 33 years ago, Andrew witnessed Crawford, then a privileged teenager with a temper, kill a young woman who rebuffed his advances.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Dear Life Kit is NPR's advice column, where experts answer tricky questions about relationships, social etiquette, work culture and more.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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An immigration judge noted those contradictions, but did not resolve them, when evaluating Abrego Garcia’s 2019 request to be released on bond.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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His attorneys have separately asked for a two-month delay to resolve other evidentiary disputes.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Dope (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dope%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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