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as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem
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as in developed
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
worked out a compromise between the warring factions
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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out
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as in calculated
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
after working out the cost of a college education, we've decided that it's never too early to start saving
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Recent Examples of worked out
Poliakoff could not say how much taller because that’s still being worked out.
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The first two haven’t worked out yet.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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
Timing still needs to be worked out.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
The Angels got two runners on with one out in the eighth, but Grant Taylor worked out of the jam to maintain the three-run lead.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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
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, 20 Apr. 2026
Although things eventually worked out for Lane and other recent REAP grantees, the Grist and AP analysis of USDA Rural Development data found the program has not committed a single dollar in renewable energy development since September.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The first two haven’t worked out yet.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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
Timing still needs to be worked out.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
The Angels got two runners on with one out in the eighth, but Grant Taylor worked out of the jam to maintain the three-run lead.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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
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, 20 Apr. 2026
Although things eventually worked out for Lane and other recent REAP grantees, the Grist and AP analysis of USDA Rural Development data found the program has not committed a single dollar in renewable energy development since September.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked 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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The quiet interiors — defined by the revamp the stately building has undergone in the ‘50s — is characterized by an understated palette of neutral stone flooring and wooden furnishings, which were developed reusing existing materials.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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This tendency, called marcescence, may have developed a few million years ago to discourage large mammals from browsing on trees in winter due to the bitterness of the tannin-rich leaves surrounding buds.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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The high-profile dispute presents an early challenge for Disney Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro, who succeeded longtime chief Bob Iger in March.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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He was succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who is considered more of an ideological extremist than his father.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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While the city has calculated SB 79 will require allowing 367,000 more housing units near transit stops, Vonblum said that number may come down marginally when the city calculates potential units developers could build near transit stops under Complete Communities.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The researchers calculated how long such solar destruction of debris in Mercury’s orbit takes and arrived at a timescale of about four million years.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
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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Grandfamilies, as these families sometimes call themselves, are almost always forged by tragic circumstances, whether abuse, neglect, addiction, arrest, or death.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Hopeless but hearty, the Lakers forged ahead Thursday, and still clung to a one-point lead midway through the third quarter when the rickety wheels came completely off.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Canvas, the learning management system used by UC, Cal State, USC, Stanford and California community colleges, went offline Thursday during finals preparations after a massive cybersecurity breach at Instructure.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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In the Hockomock league, Cheyenne Murray went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and three driven in as King Philip took down Canton 15-3.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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And Parker, a longtime coast dweller, figured that the night’s high tide offered the whale its best—and possibly only—chance of escape.—
Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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That request in a consulting agreement and promising immunity has figured prominently in both the killing and the trial alongside the arrest warrant.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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“Worked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20out. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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