figured out

verb

past tense of figure out
as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out

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Recent Examples of figured out Although some under-16 accounts were initially deleted, Teachman said, children figured out ways to bypass age-verification checks. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Netflix execs no doubt long ago figured out how to tune out the nattering nabobs of negativism, understanding that such scrutiny — from both consumers and the press — is the unavoidable by-product of success. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 The thousands of dedicated online retailers gave way to the Amazons and eBays — companies that truly figured out how to reimagine retail using the technology rather than simply take orders on the internet. — Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Even Bari Weiss hasn’t figured out a way to screw that up (not yet, anyway). — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026 While Uber was no exception, Naga said the company has now figured out a better way to deploy AI without breaking the bank. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 That’s someone treading open water who has figured out that the only way not to drown is to never stop kicking. — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 So even if Imax magically figured out a way to manufacture more 70mm projectors, there are relatively few theaters where they could actually be installed. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 16 July 2026 The good news is that dermatologists and makeup artists have figured out how to keep your SPF topped up without wrecking your foundation, blush or setting spray. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figured out
  1. solved
  2. answered
  3. unraveled
  4. resolved
  5. worked out
Verb
  • Longer life is the achievement of our era, not a problem to be solved.
    — Jon Sabes, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • While some of the Killing Fields cases outside of League City have been solved, many have not.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of solved
Verb
  • An officer walked around the building, rang the doorbell, and when no one answered, the agents departed, the agency added.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The company also says distressed callers got their calls answered up to 40 seconds faster on average.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of answered
Verb
  • While nearly 30 players were given the ball cap and figurative clipboard to watch from the sidelines, key position battles unraveled in the desert in the team’s win.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Viewers will remember that Ramona and Annie switched places at the end of Season 1 once the sisters unraveled some family secrets.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of unraveled
Verb
  • If the lockout does go through all of 2027, do players not accrue any service time or will that be something that is negotiated/resolved when a deal is ultimately reached?
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The bill has cleared both the House and Senate, but differences between the two versions would need to be resolved before final passage.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of resolved
Verb
  • Kemeny said Bast had worked out an interface to get the rotating laser beams, microscopes, cameras, and myriad other components of the experiment to coordinate through a common interface.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Although things worked out, the episode was yet another stark reminder of how exposed his business—and the broader college-athlete placement industry—has become to forces well beyond its control.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of worked out

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“Figured out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figured%20out. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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