as in solves
to find an answer for through reasoning
I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time
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Each approach solves part of the problem—but none solves it entirely.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026 -
When picking an airplane drink, water is the only one that actually solves a problem.—
Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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Like the best Marx Brothers routines, these books set up a premise that unravels, with escalating absurdity, while kid listeners are given the satisfaction of knowing more than the story’s narrators.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Crevette answers all your seafood desires, while other options include crepes and waffles, beers and glasses of wine, ideally consumed gazing over the sunset.—
Maddy Odom,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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Plus, an expert PEOPLE editor answers the burning question of the week, and one of our favorite stars joins us for a sitdown.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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In any case, the new work partly resolves a long-standing conundrum about the Colorado River itself.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Outsiders may struggle to work out who is in favor and who is not, until a social media post or a one-paragraph party communique resolves the rumors.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Puzzles (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzles%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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