figure out
- analyze v.
- appraise v.
- augur v.
- clear up v.
- compute v.
- crack v.
- decode v.
- determine v.
- discern v.
- distinguish v.
- evaluate v.
- fathom v.
- forecast v.
- foretell v.
- get v.
- hypothesize v.
- individualize v.
- infer v.
- number v.
- outsmart v.
- outthink v.
- outwit v.
- penetrate v.
- place v.
- plan v.
- predict v.
- ratiocinate v.
- reason v.
- reckon v.
- solve v.
- speculate v.
- think v.
- understand v.
- unfold v.
- work out v.
Example Sentences
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They’re also not immune to a “Ghosts” crossover episode, although there are some logistics to figure out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The goal isn’t to figure out how to dominate an Ivy League opponent, but to learn how to survive in the worst conditions possible, when games seem beyond hope.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Migrant communities often had to figure out their own niche in a new place," said Andrea Torvinen, collections manager of the Ceramic Technology Lab and Florida Archaeology at the Florida Museum.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
"For a young person, if you don't have what we call 'foundational knowledge' it might be hard for you to figure out whether something is a hallucination or whether it's genuine."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
I just stood there with my mouth open, looking things over, and trying to figure out what was going on.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
