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as in solving
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 developing
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 succeeding
to turn out as planned or desired
our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out
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as in calculating
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 working out
Bailey has a wide-eyed clueless cuteness that lends to her character’s well-meaning naiveté — even her missteps have a way of working out.
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The party and potential host cities are working out site visit plans for each in the coming weeks.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
After a half hour working out with the flywheel, which works like a zero-gravity rowing machine, Wiseman was impressed.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Gas prices continue to rise in Massachusetts and commuters are working out ways to cut back on spending.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Another way to cut down on decision fatigue while working out is to start with the same move, which creates another predictable routine.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
This pair from Baleaf is made with an ultra-soft, four-way stretch fabric that is fit for lounging and working out.
—Melony Forcier, InStyle, 13 Mar. 2026
Sam remembers that redshirt year, working out with one of the student managers.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
For some people like Harvard professor Arthur Brooks, a healthy morning routine means working out first thing in the morning and doing some analytical meditation by attending Mass or doing a Catholic meditation in his car.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The party and potential host cities are working out site visit plans for each in the coming weeks.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
After a half hour working out with the flywheel, which works like a zero-gravity rowing machine, Wiseman was impressed.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Gas prices continue to rise in Massachusetts and commuters are working out ways to cut back on spending.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Another way to cut down on decision fatigue while working out is to start with the same move, which creates another predictable routine.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
This pair from Baleaf is made with an ultra-soft, four-way stretch fabric that is fit for lounging and working out.
—Melony Forcier, InStyle, 13 Mar. 2026
Sam remembers that redshirt year, working out with one of the student managers.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
For some people like Harvard professor Arthur Brooks, a healthy morning routine means working out first thing in the morning and doing some analytical meditation by attending Mass or doing a Catholic meditation in his car.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for working out
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Police say students from Western Michigan University's Cold Case Program played a pivotal role in solving this cold case, reorganizing and digitizing decades of materials from the investigation.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Systems are now solving competition-level problems, contributing incremental advances on open questions, and helping mathematicians explore large solution spaces far faster than before.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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With developing nations like Zambia and Sri Lanka defaulting on their debt, countries buoyed by oil reserves seemed an attractive bet.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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In light of all this, Polymarket appearing in Google News is a major victory for the prediction platform — rubber-stamping its image as an authority on developing real-world events right alongside genuine real publishers of journalism.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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Riedy plans to retire on April 30 as the president of Visit Lake County, with Maguire succeeding her in the top role on May 1 in Gurnee after a vote by the organization’s Board of Directors.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some Idaho lawmakers have tried to bring down Boise’s Pride flag since last year, ultimately succeeding this year after the Legislature added a fine for violating a 2025 law that banned Pride and many other flags on government property.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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Some examples include calculating protein macros for a recipe, generating side-by-side comparison tables from multiple tabs, and creating summaries of long documents or websites.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2026
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The state’s homestead market-value exclusion program automatically deducts a certain amount of value for the purpose of calculating property taxes.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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Their lack leaves us too much time to grow weary of Tara — whose unraveling under pressure is understandable, yet has an effect on the viewer more exhausting than empathy-inducing.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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The college bargain that a generation of Americans was sold (borrow money, earn a degree, join the middle class) has been quietly unraveling for 20 years.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hager, who worked at three ARC centers during the span of nearly a decade, said those kinds of groups that ARC billed for were the standard and forging group notes was common.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Corona had worked for the elderly couple — identified in court Tuesday as investment banker Richard Schmeelk and his wife Priscilla — since the early 2000s, and was forging their signatures on checks to pay off her credit cards since 2015, according to the feds.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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On average, these objects hit our atmosphere going over 15 miles per second.—
Patrick M. Shober,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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At 23, police stopped her for going over 100 miles per hour down the Pacific Coast Highway in a Ferrari 275 GTB4—the same make and model as a missing car that belonged to Sharon Tate, who had recently been murdered by Charles Manson’s followers.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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Zendaya and her film audience still seem to be figuring that out.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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Take your time figuring yourself out.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Working out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20out. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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