worked out

verb

past tense of work out
1
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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2
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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3
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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4
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 Hopper, 25, grew up in Ballantyne and remembers staying in the Morrison YMCA’s child care while his mother worked out. — Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026 Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 3 July 2026 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. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026 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. — Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 22 June 2026 That team was just one of the many that Council has worked out with. — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026 And Dolan’s input was a part of the Knicks’ decision to fire Tom Thibodeau and go down the circuitous path that brought Mike Brown to their sidelines, and that, too, worked out. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 16 June 2026 The moves worked out just fine for Yildiz, who’s responsible for three goals during the nation’s World Cup qualifying campaign. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 June 2026 Pantochino Productions, the singularly silly, strange and hysterical small theater company that has worked out of the Milford Arts Council (MAC) for the past 16 years, occupies a unique place in the Connecticut theater landscape. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked out
  1. solved
  2. developed
  3. succeeded
  4. calculated
  5. answered
  6. forged
  7. went
  8. figured
Verb
  • Small mismatches can break policies, and closing that gap in wide-ranging scenarios is still not completely solved.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
  • Most importantly, the renovation solved the hotel’s practical shortcomings without stripping away the qualities that made longtime guests love it in the first place.
    — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Definition of solved
Verb
  • Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has tapped into the same penalty-box instincts that the 30-year-old has developed since that afternoon in Leicester.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • University of Utah researchers have developed a 3D printing method that creates solid microstructures in a single laser exposure, eliminating the weak seams typically left behind by conventional layer-by-layer printing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of developed
Verb
  • SpaceX has yet to attempt such a recovery with Ship but has succeeded in doing so with Super Heavy three times so far.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 July 2026
  • The states succeeded in convincing a judge to freeze the merger in advance of a trial.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • Another newspaper calculated the sum to be roughly 3,000 pounds, or something near a half-million dollars today.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Last fall, the Labor Department issued a rule that would take housing costs out of workers' paychecks and change the way wages are calculated — effectively lowering guest workers' pay and making the program cheaper for farmers.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of calculated
Verb
  • Avis DeVoto, in Cambridge, MA, answered mail for her husband, the historian and novelist Bernard DeVoto.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • During the meeting, the health department panel answered concerns raised about potential exposure.
    — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of answered
Verb
  • After the homicide, investigators learned that Brown’s wife forged Bruneau’s signature on the paperwork, the affidavit states.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Police had evidence that Remsen forged Gaston’s name on documents giving him power of attorney and used that to transfer $20,000 to an account in the Cayman Islands.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 July 2026
Definition of forged
Verb
  • Alexander, who signed a two-way deal with Utah last week, made contact with the Bulls' Caleb Wilson while driving toward the basket and, after tossing the ball toward the hoop, went behind the basket clutching his side or abdomen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Donaldson, who went undrafted out of Miami last season, is signed by the Heat to a two-way deal.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • Yet Spain’s final substitution, which brought on Merino in the 86th minute, wasn’t the only one that figured heavily in the result.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The Fitz-Geralds believe in effort and accountability, and Todd Fitz-Gerald, head coach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, figured there was no harm in letting his boys go home early.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of figured

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“Worked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worked%20out. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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