Thesaurus results for PUZZLED (OUT)

puzzled (out)

verb

past tense of puzzle (out)

as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time

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Small mismatches can break policies, and closing that gap in wide-ranging scenarios is still not completely solved.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Most importantly, the renovation solved the hotel’s practical shortcomings without stripping away the qualities that made longtime guests love it in the first place.

— Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

Definition of solved

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As in Swalwell’s case, Platner’s support has unraveled quickly, leaving him with little path forward.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
As the statisticians looked up the last time someone had lost the Wimbledon men’s final from such a position (John Bromwich in 1948), Djokovic could have unraveled.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of unraveled

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The question definitively answered here is whether more schools should be emphasizing project learning over rote memorization and teaching to the test.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The University of Hawaii deployed AI chatbots across all 10 campuses—94% student opt-in, 4,294 questions answered without human intervention in five months, 2,533 students flagged for follow-up.

— Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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But the question of whether detainees are employees and deserve certain protections isn’t entirely resolved — at least not for the federal government.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Temasek invested in Luckin only after the company’s legal and governance issues were resolved, Chia said, brushing off questions about a relisting, saying Luckin’s priority should be building a durable business first.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026

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