Thesaurus results for RIDDLE (OUT)

riddle (out)

verb

Definition of riddle (out)

as in to solve

to find an answer for through reasoning with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics

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The official list still remains peppered with unsolved problems, although OpenAI recently announced that its unreleased internal AI model has solved more than 100 open questions.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
These tools enable our officers to identify crime vehicles with precision, and ALPR is assisting in reducing crimes that were previously very challenging to solve, like auto burglaries.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of solve

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Over the past 25 or so years, this country has unraveled in a lot of ways.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
But when a traumatic encounter sends Tonya spiraling back into addiction—and back into the dangerous orbit of her drug-dealing ex-husband, Ronny (Alexander)—her fragile progress begins to unravel.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of unravel

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Privacy risks continue when someone answers the call There is also another person in the conversation.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
True North forced a fumble on Norland’s first offensive possession, immediately preventing the Vikings from answering.

— D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of answer

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Hill noted that neither the Supreme Court nor the 10th Circuit has yet definitively resolved the question, though most courts that have considered the issue have found that ALPR use does not constitute a search.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
PBHs could help resolve other enigmas, too, for instance by acting as seeds for the rapid growth of supermassive black holes in the early universe.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

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