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a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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As this incremental progress continues, scientists are racing to figure out why some frog species are more susceptible to Bd than others.
—Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
As Ava figures out how to find a happy medium, Jacob, Barbara, and Melissa get caught up in trying to save the deli across the street from gentrification.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
While figuring out how to live a life appears at her door.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
To figure out who won an election, news organizations like Fox News, CNN, the Associated Press (AP), and others use a combination of data from election officials, statistical modeling, and polling and surveys of voters.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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