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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Others who do owe money are able to get help figuring out how to reach a resolution.
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Taken together, the answers provided a sort of battle-damage assessment of the current moment, the kind undertaken while everyone is still patting themselves to figure out which parts survived the explosion intact.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Throughout the movie, the stories start to become real, and the group must figure out why and how to stop it.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Read more about how recipients and state officials are scrambling to figure out how to put food on the table with just a few days' notice.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Taken together, the answers provided a sort of battle-damage assessment of the current moment, the kind undertaken while everyone is still patting themselves to figure out which parts survived the explosion intact.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Throughout the movie, the stories start to become real, and the group must figure out why and how to stop it.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Read more about how recipients and state officials are scrambling to figure out how to put food on the table with just a few days' notice.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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An international team of researchers has solved a long-standing puzzle in quantum physics by discovering an elusive quasiparticle, called a polaron, in a unique rare-earth material.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Booking flights can sometimes feel like solving a math problem, especially when different time zones or changes are involved.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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That question may be answered in Salt Lake City.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the Star Tribune, park service officials did not answer questions about whether law enforcement responded to the call prior to the father and son's deaths being reported June 8.—
Eva Wen,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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If your protagonist is unraveling, let the house fall apart too.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Before the fourth-down play unraveled, Love burned a timeout since the receivers weren’t aligned correctly.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Leadership, this thing (ph) will be resolved in a matter of hours.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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According to a report by The War Zone, the aircraft’s angular exhaust nozzles may help resolve handling issues during certain flight phases.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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