as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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Recent Examples of figured out
The city agreed to help remove legal blocks to the razing of the buildings, including possible landmark designation, once the hotel company figured out redevelopment plans for the space.
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Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
So there’s a lot that needs to get figured out before that conversation even happens.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2025
The Trevor Project’s Henson said the details still need to be figured out, including evaluating the training needs of California’s current 988 counselors.
—Annie Sciacca, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
They’re figured out how to do it.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In the final stages of the campaign, teams figured out how to counter Forest’s counter-attacking style.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
But Sanders never once figured out his fundamental Southern mistake.
—Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Never have this game figured out.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Whereas Julia Butters, who plays her daughter, acts with the wise-beyond-her-years precociousness of a Zoomer who’s got everything figured out (at least in her head).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
So there’s a lot that needs to get figured out before that conversation even happens.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2025
The Trevor Project’s Henson said the details still need to be figured out, including evaluating the training needs of California’s current 988 counselors.
—Annie Sciacca, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
They’re figured out how to do it.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In the final stages of the campaign, teams figured out how to counter Forest’s counter-attacking style.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
But Sanders never once figured out his fundamental Southern mistake.
—Paul Goldman, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Never have this game figured out.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Whereas Julia Butters, who plays her daughter, acts with the wise-beyond-her-years precociousness of a Zoomer who’s got everything figured out (at least in her head).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured out
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That’s easily solved by cranking the brightness level to (or near) the maximum, but doing so will eat into your battery life, to some degree.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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The gig work humor and tech-bro satire appear to punch up at unfettered capitalism but actually punch down at the millions of workers whose problems won’t be solved by the end of the 98-minute running time.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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The long-standing question of what’s happening with the closed Hwy 55 restaurant in Gallatin has finally been answered.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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There are some valid questions that need to be answered after losing both offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes part of that was unraveled, sometimes somebody would add an embroidery over part of it, sometimes somebody would add just other kinds of elements to it, or add a frame or a way to display it.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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The focus eventually returned to the four original suspects, but without physical evidence to tie them to the crime scene, the case unraveled in court.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Still, India remains wary of a flood of cheap Chinese imports threatening its domestic industries and border disputes are far from resolved.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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The settlement resolved a complaint alleging the health center had illegally laid off more than 50 workers without bargaining with their union.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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For older students, the plan hasn't quite worked out the way it was supposed to.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Authenticity has worked out well for Myers.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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