as in solves
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 figures out
His wish comes true when an intergalactic spaceship picks him up and Elio makes a blobby new bestie, though the youngster quickly figures out that home isn't so bad.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
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Tune in for short episodes every Wednesday and Saturday as Grumpy answers reader questions, solves seasonal conundrums, and provides need-to-know advice for gardeners with his very Grumpy sense of humor.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
24 Sep. 2025
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Silent Hill f mostly solves this issue by adopting faster-paced, Souls-like combat.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Digging deeper, Georgia unravels a complex case entangled in mania, ritual and the occult, and her obsessive quest for the truth spirals into a nightmare that will put her family, career and sanity on the line.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Sep. 2025
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The high-stakes tale centers on estranged Brooklyn brothers and restaurant co-founders Jake (Law) and Vince Friedken (Bateman) and the chaos that unravels after Vince unexpectedly returns home.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren answers questions in the TV media pen during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 20, 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Cassellius is the new superintendent who answers to a school board made up mostly of people backed by the Milwaukee teachers’ union.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The spacious property in the 37700 block of Brayton Street in Fremont was sold on July 25, 2025 for $2,170,000 which works out to $1,048 per square foot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The numeral form of September 16, 2025 is 09/16/25, which works out to (3^2)/(4^2)/(5^2).—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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Innovation resolves the key challenge of e-mobility MAHLE is also showcasing components for internal combustion engines that can be operated on up to 100% ethanol, massively and immediately reducing the carbon dioxide emissions of the existing vehicle pool.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Sep. 2025
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Systems thinking resolves this paradox by revealing how the personal and the structural intertwine.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Figures out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figures%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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