as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time
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Isaac Paredes is supposed to solve it but is still recovering from the type of injury that has torpedoed this season.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Johnson, who's also the bestselling author of the Truly Devious trilogy, among others, says the idea stemmed from her own childhood obsession with solving mysteries and 1930s-era dossier mystery books.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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With the new era’s bells and whistles unraveling left and right, the host has noticed that each and every season impacts the players and games that follow.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
22 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, academics and former FBI profilers told CNN the challenge of unravelling the criminal mind of a man like Bryan Kohberger is enticing.—
Ian Berry,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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After junior Zander Govostes drilled a 22-yard field goal to push Xaverian’s lead to 10-0 later in the frame, Springfield Central (2-1) answered.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the answer to the question Alan Sparks raised about what happens to all of the money flowing through the county government is one that even local authorities are unable, or unwilling, to answer.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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But that track isn't set in stone, and the forecasts for the storms are more uncertain than usual, as human forecasters and their computer models figure out how Humberto and the wave moving into the Bahamas could interact with each other and with a weather system moving across the United States.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, in the streets, the Fenians try to figure out how best to take advantage of the power vacuum.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Law enforcement agencies were working with the airports to resolve problems and issues stemming from the cyberattack.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Trump will also meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines this week over promised postwar security guarantees, which Zelenskyy has said are critical to resolving the war with Russia.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Puzzle (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzle%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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