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 At the beginning of Fatherland, no one—not even the aged Mann, played here in a quietly extraordinary performance by Hanns Zischler—has figured that out. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 Knowing Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos’ strong affinity for Bamford’s comedy, Apatow figured that would happen. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 Invisible hands built Wikipedia, but those of the free market hardly figured. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 Murphy figured the Irish needed to win or tie just about every inning. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 But nobody figured that the back end of the Dodgers’ rotation would suffer the same fate as the lineup. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Eventually, Universal figured the field in supporting was open enough to allow both contenders to co-exist. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Las Vegas Raiders showed all the signs of a franchise that had, at long last, figured it out. — Pete Sweeney october 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured
Verb
  • Flying to San Diego With a packed helicopter and dwindling fuel, the crew decided to head to the Coast Guard station in San Diego where ambulances were waiting.
    — Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Its creator, Ryan Murphy, decided to include an episode inspired by the famous 1969 Monegasque ball, only this time, the character played by Kardashian was the host.
    — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • To date, it is estimated that some 400,000 people have already succumbed to starvation because of the drought and the fighting.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Anywhere from 100,000 to more than 200,000 people were estimated in attendance at the Sikh parade the past two previous years.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When injection began in 2008, engineers had calculated the site would have an 18-year capacity.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The payment screen indicated that tips were calculated after tax and before discounts, according to the video.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Chris Costagli, a vice president and food thought leader at NielsenIQ, said high gas prices have worsened Americans’ concerns about affordability, and that's dampening demand for Halloween treats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Primetime director Lance Oppenheim thought of Lipnicki for his latest role while rewatching Jerry Maguire as a reference point for the new movie.
    — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But according to the post, OpenAI opted to keep it secret until the company could code it into Lean, a programming language that helps ensure mathematical correctness.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Morey was fired by the 76ers in May 2026, two months before James opted to sign with Philadelphia.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Monahan did more digging and found out there were three adult brothers living in Boston who could have owned the canns, and DeAngelis guessed that they were made before Henry Vassall’s death in 1769.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
  • That Bell was the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes was still known to only a handful of people, including Robert Louis Stevenson, who had by then guessed the truth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.
    — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The court filing alleges that social media users believed that the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders actually made appearances at the My Chemical Romance concert, and that the circulation of videos was not accidental.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Traditional pan-frying took too long for travelers who wanted a quick meal, while Sanders believed deep-frying compromised the chicken’s quality.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Figured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figured. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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