as in to solve
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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Even Uzo Aduba, whose character Detective Cordelia Cupp solved the case, and Randall Park, whose FBI Special Agent Edwin Park assisted her, were surprised by the reveal.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
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Scientists refer to this as convergent evolution, in which different species independently evolve similar traits to solve the same problems.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Their unraveling façade drives the season’s central conflict.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The real-life case became a national sensation following the release of Investigation Discovery's The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, a multi-part documentary series that attempts to unravel this twisted adoption story's knot.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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When asked whether the boys would be tried as adults, the Office of the Second Judicial District Attorney in New Mexico declined to answer, citing the active investigation.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Boasberg later ordered the administration to answer questions under seal, including flight details and the number of deportees sent to a notorious El Salvador prison under Trump's order.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Within a few years, mathematicians had used it to resolve most cases of the McKay conjecture.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Blood tests showed signs of anemia, low blood platelets and the onset of kidney failure, all of which later resolved after two blood transfusions.—
NICOLE WINFIELD,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Dope (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dope%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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