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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
William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
After taxes, the winnings worked out to about $40 million each.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
For months, teams have strategized about how best to prepare their athletes for this kind of heat and humidity—with post-training saunas, hot-water immersion, sweaty outdoor workouts, and heat-training camps.
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Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2026
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Verb
Her feed is stuffed with photos of her biking, skiing, climbing, working out, often in outfits from Skinfit, from which her followers can get ten per cent off.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
After taxes, the winnings worked out to about $40 million each.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Noun
Today’s vests come with adjustable plates, ergonomic straps and specialized designs built for everything from a neighborhood loop to a full military-style workout.
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Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
For months, teams have strategized about how best to prepare their athletes for this kind of heat and humidity—with post-training saunas, hot-water immersion, sweaty outdoor workouts, and heat-training camps.
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Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work out
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Reopening the strait – which was fully open before the war – won’t immediately solve either of those problems.
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And even that reduction won’t be enough to solve the problem for the long term.
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As adult influencers dominate online fashion culture, and tweens and teens see the same content as adults, there are fewer spaces for young people to develop styles of their own.
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However, treatment given soon after exposure can prevent the infection from developing.
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Should Backhus continue to succeed, the decision about who stays will be made for them.
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This is where the sorcerer’s book of spells resurfaces; James and Henry succeed in summoning a playful demon, Goomi (Trey Parker), a kind of Funko Pop!
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There was success, attention, expectation - and underneath it, a girl still figuring herself out.
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Going back to the books, the cocoon periods after each tragedy were periods of vulnerability, figuring things out and trying to survive, and that’s incredibly satisfying to play.
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The exercise brought together the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force under Project Vantage, an initiative aimed at accelerating the testing and evaluation of maritime attack drones.
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Go through the mental exercise of all the potential difficulties.
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The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and welcoming, ready to answer any questions guests might have about a cocktail menu that changes throughout the year.
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These businesses live or die by people answering phones, booking jobs, chasing payments and calming down upset customers.
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The future vision is to forge partnerships with OEMs, expand internationally, leverage the EV base to build a 2nd-life EV business and expand into V2G services.
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As American wine continues to evolve, the story is less about competing with Europe than about forging a distinctly American identity.
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Knowing Brady and Sullivan have gone after so many years of us trying to get them out is great, but Daniel Kretinsky needs to put actions into words to keep our trust.
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Critics say the bill doesn’t go far enough.
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“Work out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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