as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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Recent Examples of figure out
Many audiences will spend a third of the run time trying to figure out the characters’ relationships.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
That’s Week 9, so surely Atlanta will have its quarterback situation figured out and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow will still be upright.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
Abstraction is a mode of art-making that can be a stumbling block for biennial curators, who often can’t quite figure out what to do with it.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
So, our job this morning is to figure out what’s the truth and what’s random?
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
That’s Week 9, so surely Atlanta will have its quarterback situation figured out and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow will still be upright.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
Abstraction is a mode of art-making that can be a stumbling block for biennial curators, who often can’t quite figure out what to do with it.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
So, our job this morning is to figure out what’s the truth and what’s random?
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figure out
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November 22 – December 21 A small system could suddenly solve more than expected today.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Fifty-one years later, Three Days of the Condor offers business leaders lessons in individual resilience, creative problem solving in chaos and the value of transparency under pressure.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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Slot is a good communicator who tries to properly answer every question, slipping in the occasional attempt at humour.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Maybe that’s the point, but Sorogoyen leaves that question hanging in the balance and with us too detached at this point to care about answering it.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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But increasingly devastating wildfires are unraveling one of the last bargains Californians have enjoyed.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Coltrane’s tactical heist operations begin to unravel and land him on the police’s radar when one of his crew members becomes distracted during multiple jobs.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The racial and gender discrimination claims were dismissed, but Rogers and TCC were ordered to go through mediation to resolve the religious discrimination claim.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Episode 2 of the first series sees a huge misunderstanding on the phone cause Gavin to have to drive to Wales to resolve his relationship.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20out. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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