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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Cage solved my next problem by insisting that the way to discover new things is to overcome our dependence on our likes and dislikes, those supposed pillars of criticism.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Consider at least one mystery from that Emmys sketch, a glimpse of the SNL logo, potentially solved.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of solved

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The ceasefire quickly unraveled, and the 60-day deadline passed last month with no breakthroughs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Marking the feature debut of writer-director Joe Camara, the film follows Luke (Leone), a man struggling with addiction, debt and a life that has steadily unraveled around him.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of unraveled

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Outside the window warm air moved the leaves on the branches while around her, phones rang, and men and women answered Helios Accounting, Entertainment’s Finest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
But in the meantime, before all these cosmic, life-and-death questions can be answered, this episode of Lanterns makes for a meaningful memorial to a deeply imperfect hero.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of answered

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Manager Dana Weigel stressed that everyone must be confident that all of Starliner’s problems have been resolved before putting astronauts back on board.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Once the sunlight issue was resolved, the researchers faced radiation hurdles from the Van Allen belts created by the Earth’s magnetic field and which traps photons and electrons.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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