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
Even grocery store loyalty programs have figured out how to use purchase history to show customers relevant deals while shopping.
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Dave Etling,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
On the surface, Tom Truszinski had things all figured out.
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Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
The aerospace company has figured out how to position itself firmly in the middle of the speculative hype of the AI cycle, and numerous financial organizations have amended rules designed to protect retail investors.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
But the league has figured out that a fan base needs a credible path forward.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
But hemp manufacturers quickly figured out how to convert CBD in hemp into THC through a process that involves toxic solvents, creating products that sometimes contain harmful chemicals and that can be more potent than products made from marijuana.
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Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
The fuller picture is something more like one effort laying the road while another figured out a more efficient way to drive it.
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Zachary Utz,
STAT,
15 May 2026
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.
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Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
Dave Etling,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
On the surface, Tom Truszinski had things all figured out.
—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
The aerospace company has figured out how to position itself firmly in the middle of the speculative hype of the AI cycle, and numerous financial organizations have amended rules designed to protect retail investors.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
But the league has figured out that a fan base needs a credible path forward.
—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
But hemp manufacturers quickly figured out how to convert CBD in hemp into THC through a process that involves toxic solvents, creating products that sometimes contain harmful chemicals and that can be more potent than products made from marijuana.
—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
The fuller picture is something more like one effort laying the road while another figured out a more efficient way to drive it.
—
Zachary Utz,
STAT,
15 May 2026
In that context, Prada 2 is not a sign that Hollywood has figured out the formula.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured out
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The Limits Of Vendor Defenses In December 2025, OpenAI acknowledged publicly that prompt injection, like scams and social engineering, is unlikely to ever be fully solved.
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Since then, the company’s creations have solved painfully difficult problems in fields from mathematics to computational biology.
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The Twins’ bats answered in their half of the second, with four hits and three runs.
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Workers correctly answered only about one-quarter of survey questions on retirement withdrawals, on average, and nearly half couldn't answer a single question correctly on that topic.
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Schlittler did allow some traffic before things unraveled in the fifth, permitting a walk and a single to start the inning.
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Things quickly unraveled for the freshman, who threw 65 pitches Sunday over five innings to earn his 12th win in 12 decisions this year.
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How rapidly the conflict will be resolved is not yet clear.
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The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has seven disputes still to be resolved, and has set June 29 as its next day to issue rulings.
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According to Erik Slater of ClutchPoints, Brown met with the Nets at the combine, had team officials visit his family in Orlando and later worked out for Brooklyn.
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The details of these events haven't been worked out yet, the spokesman said, but each of the local stores hosting these events will promote them on their individual Facebook pages.
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