riddle (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riddle (out)
Verb
  • Concerns about student overuse and misuse are still prevalent: About half of teachers worry that student use of AI will decrease teens’ ability to think critically and independently or to have persistence when problem solving, according to the study.
    Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 25 June 2025
  • Axions weren’t invented to solve that problem, but physicists very quickly realized that the complex physics of the early Universe could absolutely flood the cosmos with axions.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • When a series of murders begins in the area, her sister also turns up missing, throwing her headfirst into unraveling the crime spree.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 16 June 2025
  • Durability Some towels are poorly made and unravel within a few months of being used.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • In the weeks ahead, BLA will answer the complaint and offer several defenses in hopes of convincing a court to dismiss the case.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 June 2025
  • Whether Iran is still in U.S. critical infrastructure systems is a harder question to answer, according to Jamil Jaffer, the founder and executive director of the National Security Institute at George Mason University and former associate counsel to President George W. Bush.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Lawmakers also punted on resolving the $770 million fiscal crisis facing Chicago-area transit, pushing possible service cuts, layoffs, or future tax hikes into the fall veto session.
    Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025
  • Conceivably, some of these concerns could be resolved by pooling the money in the accounts, by fiddling with the tax code, and by encouraging employers of the account holders’ parents to make additional contributions to them.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Riddle (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddle%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!