figured

Definition of figurednext
past tense of figure
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as in estimated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement let's figure the juice in the pan to be about a cup and just add it to the mix

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Recent Examples of figured So the team figured the right way to do it would be to put an atom into a superposition of paths, where one path sees the atom thrown upward and has gravity return it to its original location. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 That success has to be re-established this season, but head coach JJ Redick and his staff figured these teams out last season. Law Murray, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 But, the researchers figured, flat areas are also much more common. Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 About a month after Ewing was called up, the Philadelphia Phillies figured him out. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026 August Chesner, a Lowell High School senior and marching band member, figured his tuba weighs about 20 pounds. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 That history figured prominently in the brothers’ testimony in Miami last week. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Some people figured that automation might one day take over the entire web and then our world. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 That history figured prominently in comments from Chairman and CEO Russell Ford during the opening. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured
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  • Oak Park and Evanston have decided to end their Flock contracts.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After sunsetting their decades-long careers in the aerospace industry, brothers Jerry and Peter Wong decided to add a bit of magic to their lives by working at Disney.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • Bregman estimated the Bregman Family Racing’s horses have won around 25-30 races over the years.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • When the car crosses the auction block on November 21, it is estimated to fetch between $15 million and $20 million.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The political costs will be calculated in November’s midterm congressional elections, with Republicans facing increasing headwinds from the war’s unpopularity.
    Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Crypto data group CoinGlass calculated that $571 million was wiped off long positions in the overnight sell-off.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • Manchester City’s long-standing deal with Etihad Airways is thought to bring in a higher yield but that also covers naming rights for the club’s stadium.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Attending Sunday’s launch ceremony with Kim was his daughter, who is thought to be named Ju Ae and who experts think Kim is grooming to be his successor.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After listening to hours of debate, Shawnee Mission School District parents walked out of the school board meeting Monday night a little relieved after the board opted to give their discussion on changing school boundaries more time.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Then, Osceola donned a plunging gold gown dripping in sequins, while Hamm once again opted for a traditional black tux.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • Who could have guessed that football genius Sean McVay would be so badly outplanned, so badly outcoached, and so unimaginably wrong on the game’s transformative play?
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Kuper even guessed Mannion could game plan and call a game just for rushing.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • The study also computed the pre-tax and after-tax returns for overlapping 30-year periods and found that the tax drag varied over time.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Other planning engines run scenarios sequentially, in cycles measured in hours, which is why their AI can only report on what has already been computed rather than reasoning live, KetteQ said.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Monday in a post on X that the Polish army recovered what was believed to be a Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near the coastal village of Jaroslawiec.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • At issue is territory claimed by both that is believed to contain large, exploitable amounts of natural gas and other hydrocarbons.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Figured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figured. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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