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as in to solve
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 to develop
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 to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out
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as in to figure
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 work out
Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
After staff at Methodist Transplant Institute gave them the green light, everything worked out just fine.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026
The hours are long and constant, beginning before dawn and not so much ending as pausing between whatever race, workout, catastrophe, or vet visit is next on the calendar.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
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Verb
Participants across the country all worked out to the same music Travis listened to during his final deployment, pulled from an iPod that was returned to his family after his death.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
After staff at Methodist Transplant Institute gave them the green light, everything worked out just fine.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
Edwards was seen after practices this weekend going through shooting workouts.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026
The hours are long and constant, beginning before dawn and not so much ending as pausing between whatever race, workout, catastrophe, or vet visit is next on the calendar.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work out
Verb
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The best lip liners for mature lips solve a problem that goes beyond smudging.—
Micaela English,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pip is back to solve another case in season 2 of the beloved Good Girl's Guide series based on books by Holly Jackson.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Though Baudelaire was influenced by Poe’s macabre imagination, decadence never developed its own school in nineteenth-century America, then still a young country.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The athlete himself is central to the formula—the products are developed around his lifestyle and career.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Chesney echoed the sentiment, saying building on the intensity and development from the spring, rather than starting again during the summer, will be key to the Bruins succeeding during the season.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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This relativist turn in anthropology gained ground in succeeding decades, as the discipline became ever more attentive to the specificity of cultures, and increasingly wary of universal claims about the human condition.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Verb
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People were always trying to figure her out, to root around into her background in an attempt to explain her appeal.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This figures to be a challenging season for the Dolphins with so much dead money clogging the books.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Smith uses community-building exercises and state Capitol visits to encourage critical thinking and civic engagement.—
Holly Ramer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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But what an opportunity this group has to provide more than just a damage limitation exercise.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In my case, that often means answering questions about trees, shrubs, flowers, lawns, and the labor-intensive world of turfgrass management.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
3 May 2026
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These are questions that absolutely need to be answered.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Friendships were forged over sudsy beverages — often, for us, in the form of a Mexican Chocolate Stout or the Citrus Paradisi IPA.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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The Avalanche, who surrendered the fewest goals in the regular season, jumped out to a 3-0 lead over the almost-as-stingy Wild less than seven minutes into the game only to have to sweat it out and forge a comeback themselves after Minnesota scored five of the next six goals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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These were all things the Storm should have been celebrating afterward, but yet, for the second week in a row, the coaches and players will be headed back to the film room to figure out what went wrong.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Player of the Week Senior pitcher Jaelynn Anthony goes 4-for-5 for Oswego with three homers, a double and seven RBIs in 14-6 win over Minooka.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Work out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20out. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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