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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Can you figure out what perspectives are credible and which ones aren’t?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
That’s the question everyone is trying to figure out, as the 32-page agreement is parsed, with pundits pouring over minutiae of cable streaming and tax credits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
"We really wanted to figure out this massive puzzle," said Mummery.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
“So it’s necessary to figure out when we can’t control things and find out how to adapt.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Just then I saw a sight that took me several seconds to figure out what I was seeing.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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