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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
This usually only occurs in small amounts and can be replenished after working out.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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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Residents deserve leadership that is focused on solving problems, not creating them.—
Denise Horland,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Most of the preparation for this eventuality has involved updating RSA encryption to use the Module Lattice Key Encapsulation Mechanism—typically known as ML-KEM—a PQC algorithm based on problems that quantum computers have no advantage over classical computing in solving.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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In 2022, multiple outlets reported that Disney was developing a third Princess Diaries movie, and filmmaker Adele Lim (Joy Ride) was brought on to direct the project in October 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Four startups are developing and launching commercial space stations in prime locations like the planet’s orbit, the moon and maybe even Mars.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
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For example, Caleb Lomu literally could learn at the foot of Trent Williams before shifting over and succeeding him at left tackle.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The book’s ambivalent nostalgia has not kept it from succeeding prodigiously.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Rygh plays Vili, the calculating right-hand to Jarl Hakon (Paul Blair), the village’s powerful and strategic leader.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Looming over the competition is the threat of nuclear annihilation that a calculating KGB agent warns his American counterpart is a very real danger if this contest doesn’t go off as planned.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The mummy delights in slowly unraveling her new host family (this is as close as the movie gets to a big idea), but not all of us are blessed with the patience of an undying Egyptian deity.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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When Floyd is found dead at a community pool surrounded by a poisonous cocktail and a vintage Playgirl magazine, two detectives (Richard Jenkins and Joy Sunday) begin unraveling the bizarre chain of events that led to his death.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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Other developers are forging ahead.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Donny Osmond After rising to fame with The Osmonds, Donny paved his own solo career, while also collaborating on several hits with his sister Marie, who had begun forging her way as a country artist.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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My days are spent walking the halls of Congress and going over election data, not talking ball with players and coaches.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
23 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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And with a compressed preseason window and key contributors still overseas, the margin for figuring things out isn’t wide.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Without a basic plan, groups tend to stop abruptly, block walkways, or create congestion while figuring things out.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Working out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20out. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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