Example Sentences

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He susses out life forces rather than spiraling despair; he is tender without being sentimental, cleareyed without being cool.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Smaller hikes from now on would also grant the Fed more flexibility, economists say, as the central bank susses out how much higher rates need to go.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023

Epidemiologists and oncologists can be forgiven for hating that movie, in which Julia Roberts plays a concerned citizen who susses out a public health emergency.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2013

Schiff susses out the meaning of the Fed’s decision not to print more money and shovel it into the economy.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2012

For the next hour we trot around with Matt as he informs relatives of Liz’s condition and susses out clues to the identity of her secret beau.

From Time • Nov. 15, 2011