figured
adjective
fig·ured
ˈfi-gyərd 
British and often US ˈfi-gərd
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One of the most influential horror movies of the 21st century, 28 Days Later pre-figured the zombie craze kicked off by Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake and The Walking Dead.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
This time around, with his sons all grown up, Petrie’s got the work-life balance a little more figured out.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
In a back-and-forth series with New York, nothing figured to be easy.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The SoCal nu-metal act would re-emerge in September 2024 — things very much figured out — with the addition of Dead Sara co-founder Emily Armstrong sharing microphone duties with Mike Shinoda.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
This time around, with his sons all grown up, Petrie’s got the work-life balance a little more figured out.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
In a back-and-forth series with New York, nothing figured to be easy.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The SoCal nu-metal act would re-emerge in September 2024 — things very much figured out — with the addition of Dead Sara co-founder Emily Armstrong sharing microphone duties with Mike Shinoda.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Figured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figured. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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