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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However, in dress form, this problem is solved!—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Fields will now have to solve his problems without his favorite receiver.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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There are many versions of how the story unraveled from that moment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Minnesota broke a 1-1 tie early in the third period with a long-range shot from seventh defenseman Max Rud, then the Fighting Hawks unraveled the rest of the way en route to their first loss of the season.—
Brad Schlossman,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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After losing two straight games, there are a lot of questions that the team needs to answer.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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How Notre Dame answers it — plus the three other questions below — will go a long way toward setting the course for the rest of this season.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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States are figuring out how to react More than 1 in 5 New Mexico residents receive SNAP benefits, at a cost of about $90 million a month.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Olim, who shoots and wounds Severin, spends some time trying to figure out the thief’s motivation.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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The protest also happened on day 18 of the government shutdown, after Republicans and Democrats failed to resolve a budget dispute for the 2026 fiscal year.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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This doesn’t resolve that Georgia is better off with Stockton than the alternatives.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
19 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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