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as in solved
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 developed
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 succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out
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as in calculated
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 worked out
Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out.
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Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Design elements are still being worked out, the spokeswoman added.
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Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
According to Erik Slater of ClutchPoints, Brown met with the Nets at the combine, had team officials visit his family in Orlando and later worked out for Brooklyn.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
The details of these events haven't been worked out yet, the spokesman said, but each of the local stores hosting these events will promote them on their individual Facebook pages.
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Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2026
That team was just one of the many that Council has worked out with.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
And Dolan’s input was a part of the Knicks’ decision to fire Tom Thibodeau and go down the circuitous path that brought Mike Brown to their sidelines, and that, too, worked out.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
The moves worked out just fine for Yildiz, who’s responsible for three goals during the nation’s World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
Pantochino Productions, the singularly silly, strange and hysterical small theater company that has worked out of the Milford Arts Council (MAC) for the past 16 years, occupies a unique place in the Connecticut theater landscape.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Design elements are still being worked out, the spokeswoman added.
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Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
According to Erik Slater of ClutchPoints, Brown met with the Nets at the combine, had team officials visit his family in Orlando and later worked out for Brooklyn.
—
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
The details of these events haven't been worked out yet, the spokesman said, but each of the local stores hosting these events will promote them on their individual Facebook pages.
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Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2026
That team was just one of the many that Council has worked out with.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
And Dolan’s input was a part of the Knicks’ decision to fire Tom Thibodeau and go down the circuitous path that brought Mike Brown to their sidelines, and that, too, worked out.
—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
The moves worked out just fine for Yildiz, who’s responsible for three goals during the nation’s World Cup qualifying campaign.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
Pantochino Productions, the singularly silly, strange and hysterical small theater company that has worked out of the Milford Arts Council (MAC) for the past 16 years, occupies a unique place in the Connecticut theater landscape.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked out
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The Limits Of Vendor Defenses In December 2025, OpenAI acknowledged publicly that prompt injection, like scams and social engineering, is unlikely to ever be fully solved.
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Since then, the company’s creations have solved painfully difficult problems in fields from mathematics to computational biology.
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Sandler and Kelce developed a friendship after the Chiefs tight end appeared in Happy Gilmore 2.
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The tool, developed by independent AI engineer Luke Geel, analyzes past results and players’ activity—from posture to blink rate—spotting connections that might be imperceptible to the average viewer but visible to top pros.
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Ben Sheppard and Jarace Walker, two first-round picks from 2023, both have succeeded in the postseason for Indiana and have grown across the last three seasons.
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Fabrizio Ciafrei succeeded Kiss in the CEO role, as reported.
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The weather service also cautions the heat index is calculated for shady areas only.
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Another issue with the heat index concerns the way that it’s calculated.
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Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
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Koorimannil and his best friend had answered an ad online for jobs encouraging tourism to Thailand.
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The two previously forged a bond while spending time together in London during the pandemic in 2020.
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So Continental Army leadership forged ahead on the last, short, dark day of 1775.
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Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
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Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.
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Dee Hock is the only one who figured this before, and maybe an agent trained on his thoughts and on how to design a chaordic alliance of frenemies may be able to help the Open Standard team scale.
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Her best resource, Atkin figured, were the people who were closest to her.
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