Thesaurus results for FIGURE OUT

figure out

verb

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 To figure out its mechanism, Julius’s team had to somehow extract it from cells without ruining the very properties the researchers were trying to understand. —

Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026 That meant figuring out how to make Rocky sound as expressive and excited as the character on the page. —

Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2026 And part of it is that there’s so much that still needs to be figured out. —

Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026 Some savvy Republicans have figured out that to do otherwise will bring a total midterms wipeout. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for figure out

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The case was solved years later through DNA evidence, along with the exhumation of the family dog, which prosecutors said Kovacich had kicked and beaten to death.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The cold case mystery was the first New York City murder solved using familial DNA, an innovative scientific technique that linked Martinez, 54, through DNA in his father’s criminal database.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026