worked out

verb

Definition of worked outnext
past tense of work out
1
as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem

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2
as in developed
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort worked out a compromise between the warring factions

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3
as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired our plans for a ski vacation just didn't work out

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as in calculated
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations after working out the cost of a college education, we've decided that it's never too early to start saving

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worked out
  1. solved
  2. developed
  3. succeeded
  4. calculated
  5. forged
  6. went
  7. unraveled
  8. created
Verb
  • People only become dependent if every problem is solved for them.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This under-desk walking pad solved my problem.
    Cecily McAndrews, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of solved
Verb
  • Like a callus developed from lifting weights, the Kicks earned its toughness the hard way.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • To that end, AWS has developed internal tools like a triage assistant that uses natural language processing to identify patterns, recommend actions, and speed up decision-making.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of developed
Verb
  • The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide.
    Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Could President Yoon have succeeded?
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • The report's authors then calculated the number of recreation and community centers per 1,000 residents in each area and examined weekly child care costs by county.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Canadiens are more calculated, attacking in certain areas of the ice, and containing in others.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of calculated
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  • That close bond was forged in the mid-1970s when Carter, then the first lady of Georgia, hosted Ford, then the first lady of the country, at the governor's mansion.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In 1990, Bush had forged a formidable 42-country coalition to liberate Kuwait following Iraq's unprovoked invasion.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of forged
Verb
  • Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
Verb
  • With a 6-9 record, San Francisco's NFC title defense has all but unraveled.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Then, when Rodgers tore his Achilles in Week 1 last year, the offense unraveled.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of unraveled
Verb
  • Revised Reporting Deadlines For companies created or registered before January 1, 2024, the deadline to file initial beneficial ownership reports has been extended to January 13, 2025.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Reporting companies created or registered in the United States on or after December 3, 2024 and on or before December 23, 2024 have an additional 21 days from their original filing deadline to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of created
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