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 South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that the team solved this by inventing a custom catalyst that pairs cobalt with nickel.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Successful companies have a taste for what their customers want, what works and what does not, in the marketplace, and which problems should be solved and which avoided.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of solved

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Whether those records can be turned on an outbreak is a question people have already answered.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The forum remains a place where prospective employees can get their application questions answered and where a community of workers can fight for better working conditions.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

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Adames and Chapman have full no-trade clauses in their contracts, which usually can be worked out, although Chapman’s agent, Scott Boras, recently told John Shea of the San Francisco Standard that Chapman isn’t going anywhere.

— Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The average 8% increase worked out to approximately 62 cents more per item, according to Mickey Visit.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 July 2026

Definition of worked out

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By February, only days after Skubal’s arbitration hearing was resolved peacefully, the storm was building.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Pollack told the court that the immunity issue should be resolved before any subsequent litigation over the government’s evidence.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of resolved

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That’s someone treading open water who has figured out that the only way not to drown is to never stop kicking.

— Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
So even if Imax magically figured out a way to manufacture more 70mm projectors, there are relatively few theaters where they could actually be installed.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 16 July 2026

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