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
But few of them figured out Congress as quickly as Massie, who had grown up in rural Kentucky but earned two degrees in engineering from MIT.
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Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Stormwater captured in dams, reservoirs and spreading grounds figured out to be an amazing 185% of average for this time of year, the county reported.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Wedge heels Damas has figured out how to balance fashion and practicality with footwear.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
That it got figured out so early was the real shock.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The private sector has figured out that people like working from home.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Darlene figured out what to do in real time and kept pushing it further and further throughout the performance.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
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
Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Stormwater captured in dams, reservoirs and spreading grounds figured out to be an amazing 185% of average for this time of year, the county reported.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Wedge heels Damas has figured out how to balance fashion and practicality with footwear.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
That it got figured out so early was the real shock.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The private sector has figured out that people like working from home.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Darlene figured out what to do in real time and kept pushing it further and further throughout the performance.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured out
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The question Price solved—or prompted ChatGPT to solve—concerns special sets of whole numbers, where no number in the set can be evenly divided by any other.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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Those two things need to be solved together or they won’t be solved, and the clock is ticking rapidly.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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Van der Veen, who was in the audience, answered the call.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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None of them answered the questions posed by lawmakers.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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Discipline unraveled, and once-orderly classrooms turned chaotic.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Much of that advance has already unraveled, with the stock recently changing hands near $8 — a sharp reversal that underscores the volatility of such trades.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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The settlement that was reached resolved the allegations against UConn, its police department, state police and the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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The oversight ended in 2014, when the DOJ said the department had effectively resolved many of the unconstitutional practices that prompted federal intervention.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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The 22-year-old from Nigeria declared for the 2025 draft and worked out for teams, but was not invited to the combine.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The proton motive force that drives the flagellar motor was proposed in 1961 by Peter Mitchell, a biochemist who worked out of his own private lab at a country estate in Cornwall, England.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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