dopes (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of dope (out)
as in solves
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dopes (out)
  1. solves
  2. unravels
  3. answers
  4. resolves
Verb
  • Offering space as a service solves this problem and allows small businesses to put their products in front of customers in a physical space.
    — Catherine Erdly, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But once the team solves those problems, deployment could be nearly anywhere with bodies of water.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of solves
Verb
  • Interrupted by power outages, a relentlessly barking dog and the unexpected arrival of a celebrated composer, the conversation steadily unravels.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Desperate struggles against the encroaching elements become a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of a different magnitude.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of unravels
Verb
  • An agent that answers every call Commure's AI Call Center Agents answer the phone 24/7, with zero hold time and zero after-hours dead ends.
    — Deepika Bodapati, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Don’t be surprised if Cooper Barkate answers to the name Spider-Man or any nickname close to it.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of answers
Verb
  • The Standard Nuclear agreement resolves an important piece of that puzzle.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The settlement resolves the litigation the schools filed in Colorado state court against the Mountain West and its commissioner, Gloria Nevarez.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of resolves
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“Dopes (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dopes%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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