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
So, researchers have to rely on models and estimates to figure out how much pollution is still slipping through.
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Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
Unfortunately, contracts can be difficult situations to figure out.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Marketers today face a flood of assets, but the bigger challenge is figuring out what to send, to which audience and when.
—Tejas Manohar, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The writers seemingly wanted to make a more intimate, heist-style crime drama without figuring out why or how Riri would fit into it.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
Unfortunately, contracts can be difficult situations to figure out.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Marketers today face a flood of assets, but the bigger challenge is figuring out what to send, to which audience and when.
—Tejas Manohar, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The writers seemingly wanted to make a more intimate, heist-style crime drama without figuring out why or how Riri would fit into it.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figure out
Verb
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But whereas some closers wouldn’t waste time trying to solve that problem, Díaz has worked hard on being quicker home.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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That’s the demand problem that PJM is focused on, which is not Maryland’s problem to solve.—
David S. Lapp,
Baltimore Sun,
7 July 2025
Verb
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Obviously, the Lakers have a few questions to answer.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Consider a clock alarm, don’t answer emails or messages in bed, and avoid looking at your phone for as long as possible.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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The film centers on Kosiński at a time when his life and literary career unravelled after having the authenticity of his work called into question by two reporters from The Village Voice.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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Further studies will be needed to unravel the mystery.—
Mike Bezemek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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Fortunately, most cases of liver damage naturally resolve when people stop taking the turmeric.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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Beginning in late July 1942, in an apparent attempt to resolve some of these questions, a new version of the policy appeared.—
Tracy Slater
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20out. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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