make (any) sense of
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: to understand (something)
We couldn't make (any) sense of the instructions.
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Much like Suzy, Rafaeli was trying to make sense of the world during those lonely, dark hours of Covid’s shelter-in-place.
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David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
His apologists scrambled unconvincingly to make sense of it.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
There are no head-to-head trials comparing these therapies to help clinicians make sense of which option is the most effective in delaying progression for their patients.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Hie wondered: What if machine learning could help make sense of the genetic library?
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
His apologists scrambled unconvincingly to make sense of it.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
There are no head-to-head trials comparing these therapies to help clinicians make sense of which option is the most effective in delaying progression for their patients.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Hie wondered: What if machine learning could help make sense of the genetic library?
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Make (any) sense of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20%28any%29%20sense%20of. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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