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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Home-server owners will already understand the attraction, and the pro’s solved this ages ago but spent a lot more than this.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
His problems were tough and solved dangerously, if conveniently, as required by producer-writer Bruce Geller’s teleplay.

— Ed Olmstead, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

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Outside the window warm air moved the leaves on the branches while around her, phones rang, and men and women answered Helios Accounting, Entertainment’s Finest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
But in the meantime, before all these cosmic, life-and-death questions can be answered, this episode of Lanterns makes for a meaningful memorial to a deeply imperfect hero.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of answered

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Their engagement unraveled, and the pair ultimately separated in 2022 after attempts at reconciliation.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Ed Sheeran’s world tour unraveled Tuesday after all his remaining supporting acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore and his onstage support of Palestinians.

— Peter Weber, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of unraveled

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He was also not joined by the Writers Guild of America, which filed its own antitrust suit and also resolved it over the weekend.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Newsom, however, said in his Sunday veto message that the issue must be resolved in federal court before California can pass such a law.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of resolved

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Those victories flying off island airstrips might have been the final legacy of the Corsair, but British Royal Navy pilots figured out how to fly it off carriers, according to the museum.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
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

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