as in mystery
something hard to understand or explain
the final fate of the colonists at Roanoke remains a puzzle to this very day
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as in to baffle
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors
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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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Recent Examples of puzzle
Elissa Suh, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2025
Advocating for myself to get the right diagnosis and treatment has been a major piece of that puzzle.
—Megan Pregmon, Flow Space, 23 July 2025
Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
The first set was particularly puzzling, with de Minaur breaking Djokovic’s serve three times to take a one-set lead in the match.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
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Noun
Small spaces and bohemian bedrooms can benefit from this rounded rattan vanity, which comes with a matching stool that nestles perfectly into it like a puzzle.
—Elissa Suh, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2025
Advocating for myself to get the right diagnosis and treatment has been a major piece of that puzzle.
—Megan Pregmon, Flow Space, 23 July 2025
Verb
White posted a photo gallery on Instagram of him holding the new phone, looking both puzzled and intrigued.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
The first set was particularly puzzling, with de Minaur breaking Djokovic’s serve three times to take a one-set lead in the match.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puzzle
mystery
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After almost two weeks planted on top of Netflix’s top 10 list, the Eric Bana mystery series Untamed has finally fallen to a new show.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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But what begins as a local emergency soon spirals into a deeper, more terrifying mystery, one that forces the town’s residents to confront the unknown.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
29 July 2025
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“Puzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzle. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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