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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That’s our main goal right now, let’s go get the evidence and figure out what happened.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
They’re even becoming part-time sleuths, trying to figure out the recipe to replicate their lost chai—and get the bottom of the “Great Chai Incident of 2026.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
She said the authority found the shift towards more fly-tipping "baffling" and said they were struggling to "figure out how to talk to people" about the issue.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"We've been trying to figure out why we age," Andreasson said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Or they were disconnected, I’m not sure. They were gone before I could figure out anything more. But I can’t stop thinking about it, I suppose.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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