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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Google’s DeepMind team has developed an AI system called RoboBallet that lets manufacturing robots figure out what to do on their own.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
To that end, The Nature Conservancy works to help farmers figure out how to implement and pay for the projects.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Burleson said that the historical society is planning to regroup and figure out what to do for next year.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Walker had to wait for weeks while doctors figured out the cause of those nodes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
To that end, The Nature Conservancy works to help farmers figure out how to implement and pay for the projects.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Burleson said that the historical society is planning to regroup and figure out what to do for next year.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
Walker had to wait for weeks while doctors figured out the cause of those nodes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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Who did it, how, and why, are the questions that both the protagonist and the readers try to solve simultaneously, normally without any expectations of realism.—
Anders de la Motte,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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This is an important first step to restoring trust for people in our democracy and its ability to solve our problems.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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After junior Zander Govostes drilled a 22-yard field goal to push Xaverian’s lead to 10-0 later in the frame, Springfield Central (2-1) answered.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the answer to the question Alan Sparks raised about what happens to all of the money flowing through the county government is one that even local authorities are unable, or unwilling, to answer.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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With the new era’s bells and whistles unraveling left and right, the host has noticed that each and every season impacts the players and games that follow.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
22 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, academics and former FBI profilers told CNN the challenge of unravelling the criminal mind of a man like Bryan Kohberger is enticing.—
Ian Berry,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Guard De'Anthony Melton and veteran big man Al Horford are expected to sign with the team, but only after the Kuminga situation is resolved.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Grace is not weakness but resolve, the Charleston families believed, and politics, too, depends on a willingness to coax one another toward better ground.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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