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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“So it’s necessary to figure out when we can’t control things and find out how to adapt.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 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
“I joked, ‘I’m trying to figure out when to retire but you—97, still going strong?’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"It's an important time for us to reach across and to try to figure out how we can mutually help each other."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Or maybe we should figure out as much as we can now, so all the final pieces will fall into place at the conference,” Katherine retorted.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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