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
Maybin has made his feelings known, but the Yankees have to figure out whether Grisham fits in their long-term plans, and if so, which other names do not.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
It was given another boost in 2019 when OpenAI figured out that Transformers trained on large amounts of text could not only write text well, but master many other language tasks, from translation to summarization.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Newly arrived in Milwaukee as refugees in 2013, Ibrahim and Osman had to figure out how to do everything themselves, like applying for Social Security cards and getting driver’s licenses.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
More importantly, though, learning from someone who’s still figuring out their identity and taking risks can be a vivid reminder that growth, reinvention, and ambition aren’t limited to your 20s or 30s.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
It was given another boost in 2019 when OpenAI figured out that Transformers trained on large amounts of text could not only write text well, but master many other language tasks, from translation to summarization.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Newly arrived in Milwaukee as refugees in 2013, Ibrahim and Osman had to figure out how to do everything themselves, like applying for Social Security cards and getting driver’s licenses.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
More importantly, though, learning from someone who’s still figuring out their identity and taking risks can be a vivid reminder that growth, reinvention, and ambition aren’t limited to your 20s or 30s.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figure out
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The approach is to solve as many things as possible while people are in prison.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This sequel to 2019's Knives Out follows detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig, who works to solve a murder after a group of frenemies meet on a private Greek island.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Why Colombians are answering Zelenskyy’s plea Decades of warfare have left Colombia with one of the largest and most well-trained armies in the world.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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But Somaiya left the startup after just a few months after the partnership unraveled.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, a lack of suspects prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to team up with Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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In videos of performances since the incident, McRae appears to have resolved the issue by wearing heels with straps.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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That transfer from Al Nassr did not go through on deadline day, and Athletic are still trying to resolve that situation.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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