Thesaurus results for PUZZLING (OUT)

puzzling (out)

verb

Definition of puzzling (out)

present participle of puzzle (out)

as in solving

to find an answer for through reasoning I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time

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But the bigger question, Tamfuh said, is whether the government is solving the country’s longstanding problems.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Defensiveness extends conversations, weakens credibility and drains emotional energy that could have been directed toward solving problems.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of solving

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Washington and Tokyo’s unprecedented step to bolster the yen already appears to be unraveling.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Kim has not yet entered a plea but is scheduled to appear in court next month in San Jose, the next step in unraveling what led to the death of a young man police say was the victim of a botched murder-for-hire plot.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of unraveling

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John has been working his whole life to be deemed a worthy member of the Green Lantern corps, and Hal was literally handed the ring after answering a single yes-or-no question correctly.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Zuckerberg, Amodei and the rest are writing to each other—a closed loop of founders, investors and the reporters who cover them, each essay answering the last.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of answering

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Her challenge now isn’t simply figuring out how to keep growing it, but how to keep it relevant as the American consumer who fueled the industry’s growth changes.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
The insurance industry has spent decades figuring out how to avoid paying for your health.

— Andréa Becker, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of figuring out

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Bieber's carousel also included a video of herself working out at a gym and a photo in which she was seen holding a plate of meatballs topped with red sauce and cheese.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Donald has been working out at the Rams' Woodland Hills training complex and at home for several weeks in his attempt to return to NFL shape.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of working out

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