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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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2
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
Kff Health News, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
To make dozens of good choices but bear the psychological burdens of the ones that don’t work out.
—Judy Berman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025
Maneuvering a full-sized vacuum cleaner around a car is less of a chore and more of a workout.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The small team, with technical data expertise, worked out of HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, or ASPE.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
To make dozens of good choices but bear the psychological burdens of the ones that don’t work out.
—Judy Berman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
In addition to teammates, Butler regularly opens bottles for his trainers, old friends from high school, and college students who help with his workouts.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025
Maneuvering a full-sized vacuum cleaner around a car is less of a chore and more of a workout.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work out
Verb
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Years of investigation and interrogation failed to definitively solve the mystery of McPherson’s vanishing.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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And it won’t be solved by job descriptions, dashboards, or top-down messaging.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Prime Video is developing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, based on the Crane-Iron Pentalogy book series by Wang Dulu.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Samsung Wireless Fast Charge: Samsung developed a Proprietary Power Delivery Extension (PPDE) standard in the early days of Qi to offer higher than 5-watt wireless charging.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
10 Apr. 2025
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But El Salvador’s crackdown on gang violence succeeded in large part because the country’s police had spent years carefully amassing legal evidence.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The endeavor succeeded and eventually became known as Shift4.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Michigan product doesn't ever figure to be much of a force as a pass-rusher, though, and teams may not want to invest a first-round pick on a one-dimensional player.—
Bryce Lazenby,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Without the freedom to experiment, fail and figure things out the hard way, the products, software, and systems that are normative in our day-to-day experience would have never come into existence.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Patients with desk jobs are usually back to work within a week or two, but have to abstain from exercise until cleared by their surgeon.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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This exercise forced teams to acknowledge and address long-standing issues without immediate rebuttals.—
Molly Peck,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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McMath declined to be interviewed and did not answer questions concerning the impact of his legislation.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Wade looked directly into it and said hello multiple times, pressing the button, but no one answered.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The film, which is represented internationally by Pathé, follows a woman who leaves her hometown to forge a bigger and better life for herself, but must return home because of a family emergency.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Giving consumers an authentic, memorable, and novel experience that shows how the brand understands the consumer on a deeper level forges a connection that can’t be bought.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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If one or two bounces had gone the other way, Dartmouth would have advanced to the final four for the first time in school history.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the Rockies went hitless in their 39 at-bats against the two Padres starters.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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