figure on
verb
figured on; figuring on; figures on
1
: to take into consideration
figuring on the extra income
2
: to rely on
3
: plan
I figure on going into town
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Brown, who represented Massachusetts in the Senate and unsuccessfully ran against Shaheen in 2014 to represent New Hampshire, remains a popular figure on the conservative flank of the GOP.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
For example, Bessent’s figure on the number of CI agents is overstated.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
In a fragmented media landscape, politicians have become some of the most broadly recognizable figures on TV and have since become fixtures as late-night guests.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump hasn’t put a dollar or percentage figure on the cap for the amount Americans could pull from their 401(k)s to use toward a down payment.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Every defense organization has people in it, uniformed and civilian, who are morally hollow and see only figures on a map that must be targeted for elimination.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Photograph by Tina Fineberg / AP By then, Weiss had become a prominent figure on campus.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
South Korea is scheduled to announce its gross domestic product (GDP) figures on April 24.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
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Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
For example, Bessent’s figure on the number of CI agents is overstated.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
In a fragmented media landscape, politicians have become some of the most broadly recognizable figures on TV and have since become fixtures as late-night guests.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump hasn’t put a dollar or percentage figure on the cap for the amount Americans could pull from their 401(k)s to use toward a down payment.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Every defense organization has people in it, uniformed and civilian, who are morally hollow and see only figures on a map that must be targeted for elimination.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Photograph by Tina Fineberg / AP By then, Weiss had become a prominent figure on campus.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
South Korea is scheduled to announce its gross domestic product (GDP) figures on April 24.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Figure on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20on. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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