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 Lojo figured that a drop-in facility, where people could sleep in a chair for the night, with access to a hot meal and a shower, would be perfect for him. — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Celebrities, however, are a different beast than authors, though the Times figured it out. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 Skromeda said that some local producers had done back-of-the-envelope math, and figured that Manitoba would still come out on top due to the currency exchange rate. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 Now, instead of being mostly riveted to Mahomes, defenses figured to be transfixed by what to expect. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Durbin figured the physical therapy would help her mom become strong enough to move home. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 The veteran quarterback figured the same thing would work for the Las Vegas Raiders. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Drew, who wouldn't stop talking, figured around 75% of sports bettors are men. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured
Verb
  • On Thursday, following the court order, representatives of the five networks decided to restart the pool for Friday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The plan is to eventually move the tracks, but officials have not decided where.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The number of shelters is estimated by the government at around 2,000, enough for about 300,000 people.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Burnham estimated that the same strategy for 114 would cost perhaps $100 million or more, making such a blunt approach unrealistic.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sentencing fight Federal probation officials calculated Rivera’s advisory sentencing range at 262 to 327 months, driven largely by the money-laundering convictions and sentencing enhancements.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Taken together, the holdings total more than 1,000 positions valued at between $300 million and $1 billion, CNBC calculated.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Balak explains that while anywhere between 9,100 and 12,000 people in Fiji are thought to have HIV, only 5,676 of these cases have been officially diagnosed.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Last year, my wife Luci and I made a decision that a lot of people in our life thought might be too risky.
    — Alicia Sanchez, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While Starship achieved the proper orbit, zipping along at 17,500 mph, flight controllers opted to play it safe and bring it back several hours sooner, after just a couple of laps.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Eva Longoria Eva Longoria forwent a dress moment and opted for power in her black jumpsuit.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The bad guy has guessed his secret identity and now holds our hero at gunpoint.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The platforms that come through these periods intact are rarely the ones that guessed the cycle correctly.
    — Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Every decision—what to recommend, what to rank, what to suppress—is computed for that one customer at that one moment.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • It has long been believed, based on ancient accounts, that a young Alexander the Great was taught by Aristotle at Mieza.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Neighbors initially believed the person may have been trying to break into the vehicles.
    — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Figured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figured. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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