as in calculation
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
the figuring of the cost of the car repair was rushed, and so it bears little resemblance to the actual result
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1
as in deciding
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
we figured that we had better arrive early at the concert in order to get good seats
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2
as in estimating
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
let's figure the juice in the pan to be about a cup and just add it to the mix
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as in calculating
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations
the car dealer figured that our monthly car payment would be $357
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as in thinking
to have as an opinion
the father figures that girls should have the same athletic opportunities as boys and supports his daughter's interest in soccer
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Recent Examples of figuring
Asa Hutchinson,
Washington Post,
26 Mar. 2026
By Cohn’s figuring, 46% of all master’s of fine art students who borrowed exceeded the new $20,500 annual limit in 2019-2020, as did 31% of all master’s of social work students who borrowed.
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Fiona Riley,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Surely, a state as innovative as Florida is capable of figuring it out.
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Tiffany Thenor,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
New York still isn’t figuring to hold a complete selloff just yet.
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Will Sammon,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Warsh may be figuring that by the end of summer, the prices of gasoline and other energy products will drop much further.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
College life on-screen is usually a mish-mash of lectures, parties and figuring life out — but the actors bringing those stories to life are often a few years (or decades) removed from that reality.
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Jane Lacroix,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Homeowners are cashing in as well, with some renting out their places on Airbnb for a small fortune, figuring that crashing on a friend’s couch or booking a hotel room elsewhere is well worth the lofty payouts brought by World Cup demand.
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Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
That contrast has raised a critical question for America’s Western allies, who strongly back Ukraine, and for Ukraine itself – a question figuring prominently at this week’s annual summit of G7 countries.
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Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2026
Researchers are still figuring this out, but there’s one interesting theory.
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Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
There’s a lot to figure out and not a lot of time left to do the figuring.
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Asa Hutchinson,
Washington Post,
26 Mar. 2026
By Cohn’s figuring, 46% of all master’s of fine art students who borrowed exceeded the new $20,500 annual limit in 2019-2020, as did 31% of all master’s of social work students who borrowed.
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Fiona Riley,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Going back to the books, the cocoon periods after each tragedy were periods of vulnerability, figuring things out and trying to survive, and that’s incredibly satisfying to play.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Surely, a state as innovative as Florida is capable of figuring it out.
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Tiffany Thenor,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
New York still isn’t figuring to hold a complete selloff just yet.
—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Warsh may be figuring that by the end of summer, the prices of gasoline and other energy products will drop much further.
—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
College life on-screen is usually a mish-mash of lectures, parties and figuring life out — but the actors bringing those stories to life are often a few years (or decades) removed from that reality.
—
Jane Lacroix,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Homeowners are cashing in as well, with some renting out their places on Airbnb for a small fortune, figuring that crashing on a friend’s couch or booking a hotel room elsewhere is well worth the lofty payouts brought by World Cup demand.
—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
That contrast has raised a critical question for America’s Western allies, who strongly back Ukraine, and for Ukraine itself – a question figuring prominently at this week’s annual summit of G7 countries.
—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2026
Researchers are still figuring this out, but there’s one interesting theory.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figuring
Noun
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Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
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For this calculation, the institutional research department compared UC graduates’ earnings to out-of-pocket costs for their degrees and the opportunity costs of forgone wages of high school graduates of the same age.
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Out of loyalty to her father, Rhaenyra refuses, eventually deciding to send him north to the Wall.
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At the moment, Congress is having a terrible time deciding how to levy taxes, go to war, protect Social Security, confirm judges and live within its means.
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Real-world error includes sources of error beyond sampling error, such as nonresponse bias, coverage error, late shifts among undecided voters and error in estimating the composition of the electorate.
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Yet, in open defiance of the ban, last year’s Pride went on as planned and was the biggest in Hungary’s history, with organizers estimating attendance at more than 350,000.
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Night after night of lying there frustrated, anxious, wide awake, calculating how few hours remain, and the bed slowly becomes a cue for wakefulness and worry instead of sleep.
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For months, shipping companies have been in wait and see mode, carefully calculating the risk of moving ships through the strait.
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Going into my 18th year of teaching, my biggest goal is re-creating that experience of thinking critically for oneself and studying literature through a critical lens.
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Nearby, Mariana Roufett packed boxes of humanitarian aid while thinking about her childhood friend and her family, who remain missing.
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State test scores for the 2025-26 school year are coming back, and Georgia public schools are part of a national pattern of declining reading and math skills.
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For decades that math was simply the cost of doing business in industries nobody brags about owning.
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Healthier lawns can be achieved by watering less often, improving soil, and choosing drought-tolerant grass types.
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Despite choosing basketball, Wilson still gets a few opportunities to put on a baseball glove.
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Competitive Wordle Score The Wordle Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating me.
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Once the model is built, it can be used to take a scene constructed by artists and tweak it, making the physics look realistic — not by modeling the physics, but by guessing at them based on absorbing an incredibly large dataset of real-world footage.
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