Thesaurus results for FIGURE IN

figure in

verb

Definition of figure in

as in to solve (for)

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The results suggest that young people aren’t having conversations about AI literacy — including how to stay safe, how artificial intelligence works and how to figure out whether chatbots are accurate, study coauthor Michael Robb said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Democrats, Campbell said, have to figure out how to appeal to those religious groups without alienating those secular voters.

— Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of figure out

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But losses can only be deducted by filers who itemize and who kept a record of both winnings and losses, and the deduction is capped at whatever winnings were reported.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Despite all this, Hillsborough retains a vibrancy and passion that helped keep the club going through the nadir of finishing on zero points in the Championship last season after being deducted 18 for financial wrongdoings.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of deduct

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As residents complain and other communities, such as Monroe County and Sumpter Township, have scaled back or decided against Flock cameras, Waterford police have no plans to take down these cameras anytime soon.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Related Articles The majority of the Lust works are modestly scaled with low values, likely to be sold during day sales, but around 10 are considered major works, the top lot almost certainly a large sculpture by Alberto Giacometti.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of scale

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Phil Buckingham Ipswich Town A more balanced and measured transfer approach has been undertaken by Ipswich this summer compared to their last campaign in the Premier League two years ago.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Opportunity costs can be measured in dollars, but don’t have to be.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

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