as in mysteries
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 baffles
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors
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Recent Examples of puzzles
Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
Books, puzzles, electronics, action figures and more will be showcased.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Her husband built all of the shelves that now hold toys, puzzles and supplies.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
These two puzzles are both relevant to the fundamental properties and constituents of the Universe, but as far as the resolution goes, that will have to await our scientific future.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
The store sells classroom items, toys, games, puzzles and other specialized educational items.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
Books, puzzles, electronics, action figures and more will be showcased.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Her husband built all of the shelves that now hold toys, puzzles and supplies.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
These two puzzles are both relevant to the fundamental properties and constituents of the Universe, but as far as the resolution goes, that will have to await our scientific future.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puzzles
Noun
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Buoyed by this success, Congress established a series of primate research centers in the nineteen-sixties, hoping that our closest living relatives might help solve other medical mysteries, from Alzheimer’s to Zika.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Melissa's mysteries capture interest Hurricane scientists watched with a familiar feeling of dread as Melissa traversed the Caribbean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Take the quiz here … DUGOUT SECRETS – Mysterious wooden canoe found after Hurricane Ian still baffles experts three years later.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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One case that still baffles is the macabre story of Virginia McCullough, who killed her parents for their money – and then lived with their bodies for four years.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Longhorns’ roster build confuses me.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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At her spring show, Marie-Adam Leenaerdt brought back the style, but her shiny spandex stocking version ensures no one confuses the look for child’s play.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nandi is experiencing severe insomnia, tremors and psychosis, and her quickly deteriorating condition bewilders the emergency room staff.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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The designs were puckish and gender-bending, evoking both awe and repulsion—the sort of clothing that titillates lovers of conceptual fashion and bewilders the uninitiated.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Puzzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzles. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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