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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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The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that the team solved this by inventing a custom catalyst that pairs cobalt with nickel.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Successful companies have a taste for what their customers want, what works and what does not, in the marketplace, and which problems should be solved and which avoided.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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But with the Marlins tallying just two extra-base hits and pitcher William Kempner allowing two runs in an eighth inning that unraveled quickly, another solid start went unrewarded.

— Tyler M. Carmona July 11, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
The grim reality may come to pass, because the memorandum of understanding that Iran and the United States signed last month appears to have unraveled.

— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Definition of unraveled

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Because of the probable length of the report, Silver was asked about reading such a voluminous amount of information and if things would be resolved before the start of next season.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
In an opinion published Tuesday, US District Judge James Boasberg granted a preliminary injunction blocking the State Department from enforcing the policy until the CITR’s lawsuit is resolved.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

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