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
  • Piping it straight to nearby buildings works beautifully in February, but solves nothing in July.
    — Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Today’s Theme Everyone solves crosswords differently, and there’s no specific order you’re meant to solve in; do what works best for you.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of solves
Verb
  • In games, Riley Park unravels a sinister mystery around the fictional children’s television show Amanda the Adventurer after discovering a mysterious video tape in their late aunt Kate’s attic.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Unless Smith gets hurt or the season unravels enough to prompt a quarterback change, Klubnik will likely spend his rookie year learning behind the veteran.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of unravels
Verb
  • When Waits sings about the woman’s raincoat and suitcase, Duke answers with a twinkling tumble of notes.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Director Maya Bannick Bedward’s first feature, the documentary Black Zombie (now available on VOD), answers that question with an elegant approach to the past.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of answers
Verb
  • Brady emphasized that any such outcome would depend on how the court resolves the legal questions.
    — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But neither arrangement automatically resolves an excessive workload or uncertainty about manager expectations.
    — Christos Makridis, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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