Thesaurus results for FIGURE IN

figure in

verb

Definition of figure in

as in to solve (for)

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And so there are friends who are hustling, pivoting to influencing in an effort to get money, to try to figure out how to capitalize on this moment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Days after Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Washington having enjoyed a state dinner and a marching band, both sides are still figuring out what the pageantry actually bought them.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of figure out

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The $5,000 minimum may be high for your needs, though, and the origination fee can run from 2% to 12%, which is deducted from your loan proceeds.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Whatever proceeds Fairlane mall fetches at next month's auction/sale are to be deducted from the $35 million judgement against Kohan and the LLC.

— JC Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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Traditional SaaS scales via active users, but high AI user spikes can destroy margins due to heavy compute costs.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Blitz also closed a friends-and-family pre-seed round, which will fund the hiring of additional engineers to expand and scale the platform.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of scale

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During the summer, archaeologists discovered the stone and wood wall, which measures 72 feet, at the site.

— Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
The traits measure a player’s attitude, toughness, discipline, love for the game and commitment to his teammates.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

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