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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Her case has not been solved, though a tape unearthed in 2004 provided some possible assailants, and nothing involving Gein, who was cleared of any connection later in 1957.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
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Nashville was chosen as one of the stops for fans to solve an international tour.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists – two of them American and one Japanese – for unraveling how the immune system protects us from thousands of different microbes trying to invade our bodies.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Oscar-winning actress stars as Grace, a mother living in Montana who begins to show signs of postpartum psychosis, her mental distress unraveling her relationship with Jackson (Robert Pattinson).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Oct. 2025
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Tennessee answered Arkansas' opening touchdown with a 7-play, 75-yard scoring drive that was capped by DeSean Bishop’s 17-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Martin spoke about the series adaptation while answering a fan question about imposter syndrome.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Money is a remarkable tool, capable of offering independence and the joys that come from thousands of years of humans figuring out how to make life more comfortable, entertaining, and enlightening.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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As the new season progresses, one of the hanging chads from last season is the status of Voight’s relationship with Assistant State Attorney Nina Chapman (Sara Bues), who figured out during last season’s finale that Voight had a hand in setting up Reid’s murder.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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As in Milwaukee, the callers will impersonate a sheriff deputy and indicate a legal matter needs to be resolved through payment.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Upset about being undercut, the Texas bigwig resolves to put Georgie out of business.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Puzzle (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzle%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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