make (any) sense of
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: to understand (something)
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Roberts said the coroner’s job is to piece together a person’s final days to make sense of what happened.
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Answering this question would allow mathematicians to make sense of the vast and diverse world of elliptic curves, much of which remains uncharted.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
As people try to make sense of the latest swings in prediction markets and dramatic shifts in the share price in former President Donald Trump’s social media company, there’s a far simpler predictor with a surprisingly strong track record.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
While Assassin is having Nicholas kill his mom offscreen, Meryl and Arlo are in his room trying to make sense of the pattern Harbinger keeps having Arlo draw.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Answering this question would allow mathematicians to make sense of the vast and diverse world of elliptic curves, much of which remains uncharted.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
As people try to make sense of the latest swings in prediction markets and dramatic shifts in the share price in former President Donald Trump’s social media company, there’s a far simpler predictor with a surprisingly strong track record.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
While Assassin is having Nicholas kill his mom offscreen, Meryl and Arlo are in his room trying to make sense of the pattern Harbinger keeps having Arlo draw.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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