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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Financial adviser Michael Haubrich was racing against time to figure out how to help a pair of his firm’s clients who he thought were being lured by a scam.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Can you figure out what perspectives are credible and which ones aren’t?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
"We really wanted to figure out this massive puzzle," said Mummery.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
"I want to safely meet our children and then figure out how to talk about it," she told the paper.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
It’s not too hard to figure out how our town got its name.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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