make (any) sense of
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: to understand (something)
We couldn't make (any) sense of the instructions.
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The ability to hold multiple perspectives, navigate ambiguity, and make sense of complexity is more valuable than any single technical skill.
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Sander Van ‘t Noordende, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Their work is a search for meaning—an attempt to make sense of mysterious signs.
—Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
Those capricious moves and bold reversals have fueled the anxiety in the diplomatic corps here in Washington even as allies and outcasts alike are trying to make sense of the moment.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Briony is there to assess how much Jamie understands about the nature and consequences of this crime — and, like Bascombe, to try to make sense of what seems so completely senseless.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
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Sander Van ‘t Noordende, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Their work is a search for meaning—an attempt to make sense of mysterious signs.
—Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
Those capricious moves and bold reversals have fueled the anxiety in the diplomatic corps here in Washington even as allies and outcasts alike are trying to make sense of the moment.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Briony is there to assess how much Jamie understands about the nature and consequences of this crime — and, like Bascombe, to try to make sense of what seems so completely senseless.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
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