Thesaurus results for RIDDLED (OUT)

riddled (out)

verb

past tense of riddle (out)

as in solved

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 76ers have a lot to work on and a lot to work out, and none of it will be solved overnight.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
But, for the moment, the rest of the code has yet to be solved.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of solved

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Even after California erased a 14-point lead in Week 1, UCLA answered with 21 unanswered points to complete a 45-24 drubbing.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
For Dungarpur, the restoration answered a demand that had been building for years.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

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Later on Saturday, Pezeshkian called on state TV for a revival of the interim deal, which was signed on June 17 but quickly unraveled amid disagreements over what had been agreed, especially on the status of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
As curators unraveled the truth behind the images, the album soon made headlines and ignited a debate that reverberated far beyond the museum walls.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unraveled

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New York's congressional delegation insisted 9/11 victim compensation be worked out before the airlines get their wishes fulfilled.

— Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026
Imanaga worked out of a two-out single in the frame, then escaped a leadoff walk in the second to keep the deficit at one.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of worked out

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Salah’s future was not resolved until March, by which time Semenyo had joined Manchester City and hit the ground running.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
But then Godzilla re-emerged, and Kōichi resolved to die fighting the monster to atone for Odo Island.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of resolved

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Kuss figured out that spending May in Italy, July in France and late summer in Spain would, paradoxically, give him more time at home with his young family this year.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
There’s the basic practical question of how we’re supposed to believe that nobody has figured out who Russ is after more than six episodes.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

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