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 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 Neiman figured that there must be some genetic difference between them. Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026 Women figured prominently in many of Mansour’s works, such as the 1984 Flight to Egypt, depicting a mother curled over her sleeping baby. News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026 As many of us conclude from a life living in this country run by White people, Gayle figured the best way to stick around was to hide herself. Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Around 23,126 people died of alcohol-attributable cancer in 2023, up from 11,361 in 1990, according to the study, which estimated the deaths using a global database of disease mortality and population-level estimates of alcohol exposure.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Nigerians are on track to spend $34 billion on healthcare this year, nearly double the amount spent five years ago, a report by the Health Federation of Nigeria, a non-profit coalition of private sector providers, estimated.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One more month of inflation data – September – must be known before a precise figure for the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits can be calculated and released.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The idea came from James Fishback, who calculated taxpaying households could receive $5,000 based on Musk’s stated goal of saving $2 trillion.
    Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 10 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
  • Toronto opted to hold off on the deal until the NBA completed its investigation.
    Matt Schubert, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Seattle's 10th penalty of the game then pushed the Seahawks back five yards on a delay of game, and after two ensuring incompletions Seattle opted for a short field goal by Jason Myers to take the lead.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kuper even guessed Mannion could game plan and call a game just for rushing.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Each player secretly writes down a guess, and players who pick correctly gets points equal to the number of players who guessed correctly.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • By the time Wade was making his decision, league sources said, there was an inkling that the Sixers’ pursuit of Brown had become serious enough that those involved believed there was a legitimate chance a deal could happen.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Paul Stuart has long been known for its soft-shoulder look in tailoring and is believed to have been the first American retailer to bring side vents to the States, as well as the three-button suit.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

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