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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
Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
But the bottom of the fourth inning is where the wheels fell off for Early after Cody Bellinger’s bloop hit to short center field resulted in a double after Ceddanne Rafaela’s diving attempt didn’t work out.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
The third partner is Hyrox, a popular global fitness race that combines 8 kilometers of running with eight functional workout stations.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
In one of many tonally jarring subplots, Vince works out a scam to burn down his dead mother’s house in Brooklyn to collect the insurance money with the help of a corrupt fire marshal.
—Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
But the bottom of the fourth inning is where the wheels fell off for Early after Cody Bellinger’s bloop hit to short center field resulted in a double after Ceddanne Rafaela’s diving attempt didn’t work out.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Sell any unused, yet intact, workout equipment through your local marketplace, and don’t forget about the smaller, less bulky gear like dumbbells and stability balls.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
The third partner is Hyrox, a popular global fitness race that combines 8 kilometers of running with eight functional workout stations.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work out
Verb
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Her case has not been solved, though a tape unearthed in 2004 provided some possible assailants, and nothing involving Gein, who was cleared of any connection later in 1957.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Nashville was chosen as one of the stops for fans to solve an international tour.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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That developed into work as a sports agate clerk – editing and coding the different box scores for print on our ‘Scoreboard’ page at the time.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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When multiple family members develop colon cancer, it's considered hereditary colon cancer.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
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If the effort succeeds, the project could have profound implications for the bank's employees, customers and shareholders — even the nature of corporate labor itself.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The women who did succeed, as Liz Phair notes, were pitted against one another or publicly dragged by TV and radio hosts for not looking sexy enough.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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The attendance figures that MLB and other sports leagues publicize typically represent the number of tickets teams sell, not the number of people who actually show up to games.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Browns need to figure that out about both Gabriel and Sanders by the end of the year.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Crews could be seen Thursday morning conducting training exercises in vacant residential buildings, including on the roof of one structure and in the windows of another, in the Valentine neighborhood just east of Southwest Trafficway.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Brisk Walking Walking is gentle, low-impact, and excellent for exercise beginners or seniors.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sports writer Mike Organ first came to The Tennessean in 1977, at age 14, to answer phones.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Minasian absolutely could have answered that question.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Italian police were tipped off by Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation that some of the Dalí pieces were forged, according to The Associated Press (AP).—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Breaking with academic tradition, the group forged a modern Indian visual style.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Milwaukee rewarded him with a two-year, $11 million contract in July, and, with Damian Lillard gone, Porter is now the point guard, which was confirmed by Doc Rivers a few weeks ago.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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They Chiefs needed just five plays to go 97 yards for the TD.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Work out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20out. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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