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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Home-server owners will already understand the attraction, and the pro’s solved this ages ago but spent a lot more than this.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
His problems were tough and solved dangerously, if conveniently, as required by producer-writer Bruce Geller’s teleplay.

— Ed Olmstead, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of solved

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Their engagement unraveled, and the pair ultimately separated in 2022 after attempts at reconciliation.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Ed Sheeran’s world tour unraveled Tuesday after all his remaining supporting acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore and his onstage support of Palestinians.

— Peter Weber, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of unraveled

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Questions that will not be answered but keep forming, like air bubbles rising to the surface, only to break.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Over breakfast, Jeter answered Lombard’s questions about life in the big leagues and life with the Yankees, and offered advice.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of answered

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He was also not joined by the Writers Guild of America, which filed its own antitrust suit and also resolved it over the weekend.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Newsom, however, said in his Sunday veto message that the issue must be resolved in federal court before California can pass such a law.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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