Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured in
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Or marveling that chef/co-owner Ryan Samson actually figured out a way to take the helm from the founders and keep it great and somehow still elevate it.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Even the most comfortable of offices can feel stuffy from time to time, but the LuckyChap headquarters have that figured out, too.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
14 Feb. 2026
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Points are deducted if kids try to refuse at the last minute.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Sheffield Wednesday were deducted a total of 18 points by the EFL for financial regulation breaches in the first half of the season, after filing for administration, with their former owner Dejphon Chansiri prohibited from being an owner or director of any EFL club for a period of three years.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Thankfully this time, it won’t be measured in feet.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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When the United States and Israel bombed Iran in an attempt to destroy its nuclear program in June last year, the Iranian response appeared calibrated to avoid an escalation that could spark a wider regional war.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
1 Mar. 2026
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Works engaging centuries-deep material practices operate under different temporal physics than contemporary art calibrated to obsolescence.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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