make (any) sense of
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: to understand (something)
We couldn't make (any) sense of the instructions.
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Wearables, apps and remote devices will continue to churn out metrics, but the real winners will make sense of the chaos—turning steps, heart rates and blood pressures into insights that matter.
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Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
But still, how does any studio executive make sense of a $90M-plus period horror title from Ryan Coogler in Sinners?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Oliver Kay and Mark Carey tried to make sense of it all.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
And still, the effort to help young people make sense of the tragedy, to understand its indefinite scope, and to give them some hope for the future must be no easy task.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
But still, how does any studio executive make sense of a $90M-plus period horror title from Ryan Coogler in Sinners?
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Oliver Kay and Mark Carey tried to make sense of it all.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
And still, the effort to help young people make sense of the tragedy, to understand its indefinite scope, and to give them some hope for the future must be no easy task.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Jan. 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 22 Jan. 2025.
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