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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And the reward for defeating the Pistons in a physical best-of-seven series: a No. 2 seed Celtics team that the Knicks failed to figure out for the entirety of the 2024-25 season.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Interpretations of the multiple executive orders, social media posts, and customs alerts have some U.S. companies and industry groups trying to figure out when the new tariffs will be deployed.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
The good news is that most streaming viewers are already accustomed to growing prices and have figured out which streaming services align with their needs around affordability, ease of use, content, and reliability.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Some things are still being figured out.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Interpretations of the multiple executive orders, social media posts, and customs alerts have some U.S. companies and industry groups trying to figure out when the new tariffs will be deployed.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
The good news is that most streaming viewers are already accustomed to growing prices and have figured out which streaming services align with their needs around affordability, ease of use, content, and reliability.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
Some things are still being figured out.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025
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His presence is part of the peculiar riddle that Djokovic, who turns 38 on May 22, has been trying to solve for going on two years now.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The hedge-fund collapses and Russian debt default in the 1998 financial panic and the U.S. sovereign-debt standoff in 2011 also did not feel as if they had been solved at the point the stock market started rebounding.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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This week’s cold open answered that question of why: 33 years ago, Andrew witnessed Crawford, then a privileged teenager with a temper, kill a young woman who rebuffed his advances.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Dear Life Kit is NPR's advice column, where experts answer tricky questions about relationships, social etiquette, work culture and more.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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The celebrated photographer captures a world already unravelling.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Is there anything remotely luxurious about a $5,000+ bag whose stitching begins to unravel after only a handful of wears?—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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The typical whooping cough infection can take 12 weeks to resolve from the time of symptom onset, though total resolution of symptoms could take months.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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If the case isn’t resolved by the end of the year, the statute of limitations expires.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20out. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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