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
So, researchers have to rely on models and estimates to figure out how much pollution is still slipping through.
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Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
Unfortunately, contracts can be difficult situations to figure out.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Marketers today face a flood of assets, but the bigger challenge is figuring out what to send, to which audience and when.
—Tejas Manohar, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The writers seemingly wanted to make a more intimate, heist-style crime drama without figuring out why or how Riri would fit into it.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
Unfortunately, contracts can be difficult situations to figure out.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Marketers today face a flood of assets, but the bigger challenge is figuring out what to send, to which audience and when.
—Tejas Manohar, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The writers seemingly wanted to make a more intimate, heist-style crime drama without figuring out why or how Riri would fit into it.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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No matter what happens, USC’s next president will have a serious financial crisis to solve, a furious faculty to calm and a tense political climate to navigate.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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That’s the demand problem that PJM is focused on, which is not Maryland’s problem to solve.—
David S. Lapp,
Baltimore Sun,
7 July 2025
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Obviously, the Lakers have a few questions to answer.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Consider a clock alarm, don’t answer emails or messages in bed, and avoid looking at your phone for as long as possible.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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Constructed of a cotton-linen blend in versatile neutral tones, it's designed to get softer with every machine wash without fading or unraveling and is filled with a lightweight polyester for all-season comfort.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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Nuclear talks That deal unraveled after Trump unilaterally pulled out the U.S. during his first term.—
David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Israel and its rivals have not resolved their political disputes, which in some cases have been further inflamed by the bloodshed.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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The New York Times, which first broke the news of Ryan's resignation, reported on Thursday that the Justice Department was pressuring Ryan to step down in order to resolve a civil rights inquiry into the university.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20out. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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