Thesaurus results for RIDDLING (OUT)

riddling (out)

verb

Definition of riddling (out)

present participle of riddle (out)

as in solving

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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In that sense, the digital euro may be solving yesterday’s problem.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Carnegie Mellon University will build a new campus in Miami centered on solving society’s greatest challenges, funded by a historic $3 billion gift from entrepreneur Ken Griffin.

— Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

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But not all Republicans agree with the idea that their Hispanic base might be unraveling.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
The future reveals its uncannily familiar face in this novel, and the Kent coast serves as both canvas and muse for that unraveling.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of unraveling

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Speaking out After his first two weeks in Mexico, Sanchez-Corona is figuring out what comes next in a new country.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Schools say most graduates ultimately are getting jobs, although increasingly, the employers hiring aren’t tech giants but smaller businesses looking for help figuring out what to do with AI.

— Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of figuring out

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Several Heat players already have been working out in advance of training camp at Kaseya Center, after previously holding a team bonding session earlier this month in California.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
This time, Miles Teller plays the father, an out-of-work engineer who is convinced by his ex-cop brother (Adam Driver) to go into business with a group of Russian importers working out of Gowanus.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

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