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 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
Feldman's father Harley kept in touch with Scottsdale police, never giving up hope that it would be solved.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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How they are answered will have wide-ranging impacts for America’s health system, science, and patients.

— Daniel Payne, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
But the 49ers answered with a touchdown drive that was aided when Josh Sweat was called for roughing the passer after an apparent third-down stop.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of answered

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The ceasefire quickly unraveled, and the 60-day deadline passed last month with no breakthroughs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Marking the feature debut of writer-director Joe Camara, the film follows Luke (Leone), a man struggling with addiction, debt and a life that has steadily unraveled around him.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of unraveled

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The Dolphins opted to sign none of the four backs who worked out for them on Tuesday -- former Canes standout Damien Martinez, former Titans fourth-rounder Hassan Haskins, Davie University School alum Kenny McIntosh and rookie Elija-Tau Tolliver.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
But Finebaum's right that, whatever the reason, the Riley era in LA hasn't worked out the way many expected.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of worked out

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Manager Dana Weigel stressed that everyone must be confident that all of Starliner’s problems have been resolved before putting astronauts back on board.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Once the sunlight issue was resolved, the researchers faced radiation hurdles from the Van Allen belts created by the Earth’s magnetic field and which traps photons and electrons.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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