figure out
Example Sentences
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Matt Rhodes-Kropf, who is also a managing partner at Tectonic Ventures, often helps his students figure out how to tell their parents they’re taking a job at a startup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Upon landing, "take an inventory of yourself to figure out, what condition am I in? Can I even move? Am I even mobile?"
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
"It is a tricky endeavour to try to figure out how long wars will last," Min said.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“And so they have to figure out what’s going on, what they have to bring with them when they go to vote, what do they need to do to register, update their voter registration.”
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
The first step was to figure out what about this event could be easily derailed.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.