Thesaurus results for FIGURE OUT

figure out

verb

Definition of figure out

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 One of those changes won’t be figuring out how to play without their four-time WNBA All-Star guard, Allisha Gray. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026 And coach Karl Smesko was ready to get right back to work watching film to figure out what to do better in Game 2. — Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The Gators figured out something on defense Florida arrived in Austin ranked last among 16 SEC teams in yards allowed, 15th in points allowed and third-down conversion rate, and 13th in plays of 20 yards or more yielded. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 And while policymakers fight about how to solve these crises, regular New Yorkers are just trying to figure out how to get by. — Liz Krueger, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for figure out

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Separate nozzles also don't solve the problems of bonding incompatible materials or managing different printing temperatures.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Throw in a third massive object, though, and the math gets ridiculously more complicated and difficult to solve.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of solve

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The Pentagon has not answered questions from The Associated Press about the restrictions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Kansas’ junior Republican senator spent roughly 30 minutes answering questions from a Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce moderator.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of answer

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Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have unraveled some of the atmospheric secrets of a bizarre, blisteringly hot world that has the consistency of marshmallow.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
About 10 years ago, her life began to unravel after the loss of her husband.

— Erin Jones, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of unravel

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Netanyahu’s wager, according to these critics, was that the aid would give Hamas something to lose and would therefore help contain the group while Israel pursued normalization with the Arab world without resolving the Palestinian question.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Atlanta was able to secure State Farm Arena for Game 3 and 4 after the WNBA and NBA came together to resolve conflicts at that arena.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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