figured in

past tense of figure in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured in
Verb
  • Unable to afford a state-of-the-art Roland TR-808, Rahzel (as Brown called himself on stage) figured out how to imitate all the rhythmic effects with his own mouth.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • That’s someone treading open water who has figured out that the only way not to drown is to never stop kicking.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Instead of the toll simply being deducted from my account, I was assessed a fee nearly a year later.
    Megan De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Kelly had a point deducted for punches to the back of Agyarko’s head.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The researchers compared each graduate’s actual first employer against every other firm that plausibly could have hired them, then measured how the presence of fellow Ivy Leaguers at those firms shaped where graduates actually landed.
    Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Success should be measured not simply by enrollment or program completion, but by employment, wages, retention, and career advancement.
    Emma Pfohman, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But if those components are not properly wired together, calibrated and plugged into the same power source, the system cannot sing.
    Chris Kelly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Hatch chiles are a staple of Southwestern food, delivering a distinctive vegetal flavor and a spice level that can be calibrated to every taste.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
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“Figured in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figured%20in. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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