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
In that context, Prada 2 is not a sign that Hollywood has figured out the formula.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
In the lab, participants figured out forty-two per cent of the puzzles that showed up in their dreams.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
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.
—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
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
In the lab, participants figured out forty-two per cent of the puzzles that showed up in their dreams.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured out
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Freddy the Detective solved his first mystery in 1927, a passing-of-the-deerstalker year in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his last Sherlock Holmes story and Agatha Christie introduced Miss Jane Marple.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Problem solved fairly for everyone.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Brunson answered again to push the lead to four.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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After Leo, who was born Robert Prevost, answered a series of security questions, the customer service representative offered him a seemingly straightforward solution.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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His arrival on the show culminated in one of reality TV’s most memorable fallouts as Montag’s friendship with Conrad unraveled on-screen.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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All of that unraveled when he was caught on video outlining all of his crimes to an undercover agent in 2022.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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The plea, entered four months before Cruz was placed on the minor-league restricted list, resolved the criminal case against him and, under the terms of the agreement, made his removal from the United States all but certain.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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There weren’t as many glaring errors when the NFL also used replacement officials for one week of exhibition games and the opening week in 2001 before the labor dispute was resolved shortly after 9/11, and the regular officials returned in time when the season resumed after a one-week break.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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In a boost for advocates fighting to save a portion of the Hoppers Birge Pond Nature Preserve in Bristol from being developed, the city has worked out an agreement with the developer to acquire six acres for preservation.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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Timing still needs to be worked out.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
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