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Example Sentences
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“Rooster” hasn’t earned the soaring reviews those other shows enjoyed, but some of the ones viewers love now also had awkward beginnings before they figured out what they needed to be.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Resale is one of the fastest-growing corners of the luxury market, but brands haven’t figured out how to compete.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Disney also just saw its $1 billion deal with OpenAI collapse after the AI company pulled the plug on its short-video-generating product Sora, which had figured to play a central role in the arrangement.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
I figured I’d rest it and it would go away.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
Sometimes I figured that he could understand me even better than grown folks could.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.