dopes (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of dope (out)
as in solves
to find an answer for through reasoning tried to dope out the answer from the little information we had been given

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dopes (out)
  1. solves
  2. unravels
  3. answers
  4. resolves
Verb
  • But Rodrigues believes technology can augment traditional teaching methods by examining how a student solves an algebra problem or structures a piece of writing and identifying learning gaps.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Schrodinger’s manuscript also solves the problem that arises after the first measurement, where the distribution changes.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of solves
Verb
  • What unravels is a long overdue appraisal of one of this century’s greatest pop-rock bands.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The show stars Vikings actor Gustaf Skarsgård as Kurt Wallander, who begins the series aged 42 as his life unravels.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of unravels
Verb
  • Chigurh kills Wells in his hotel room and then answers a call from Moss intended for Wells.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • There, the esteemed man himself answers the respectful but probing questions of journalists.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of answers
Verb
  • The approach resolves the challenge of uniformly printing transport layers and perovskite films onto flexible substrates.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Their goal was for the album to tell a story of radicalization, following a protagonist who shifts from complacency to an awareness of injustice and institutional oppression, and ultimately resolves to act against it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of resolves
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