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
Attorneys figured out months ago what percentage of any settlement or jury award each plaintiff should receive, because those dollar figures were part of the mediation and settlement negotiations, Stirata said.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
But now the land won’t be turned into condos, and kids can come learn about how a civilization here hundreds of years ago figured out how to fish more efficiently than anyone else in the world.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Hooga is figured out how to offer a leading red light therapy product that’s practical, affordable, and of the highest quality.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But even from jail, Mendoza figured out how to control her.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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
Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
But now the land won’t be turned into condos, and kids can come learn about how a civilization here hundreds of years ago figured out how to fish more efficiently than anyone else in the world.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Hooga is figured out how to offer a leading red light therapy product that’s practical, affordable, and of the highest quality.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But even from jail, Mendoza figured out how to control her.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured out
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Her case has not been solved, though a tape unearthed in 2004 provided some possible assailants, and nothing involving Gein, who was cleared of any connection later in 1957.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, the baby daddy mystery was seemingly solved by Gilmore Girls costume supervisor Valeria Campbell.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
6 Oct. 2025
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An employee who answered the phone at the Troy store told the Free Press that no specific closure date was given, and the owners were not in.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Your prayers will be answered, keep praying.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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That infrastructure unraveled almost overnight when a 90-day hold on foreign aid funds took effect the day of the presidential inauguration.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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The story of a Louisville man charged in connection to the murder of his fiancée had not fully unraveled when he was acquitted in 1991.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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Both civil cases were put on hold until the criminal one is resolved.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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As in Milwaukee, the callers will impersonate a sheriff deputy and indicate a legal matter needs to be resolved through payment.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Sorry to say, there are still lots of wrinkles that are being worked out.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But by 1950-51, Bear had worked out a way to make uni-directional glass that eliminated the cross threads, so the material could be used on the inside of the bow as well.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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