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unriddling

verb

present participle of unriddle
1
as in solving
to find an answer for through reasoning I managed to unriddle the novel's central mystery before the main character did

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2
as in explaining
to make plain or understandable the all-encompassing genius of Leonardo da Vinci is something that no biographer could ever hope to unriddle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unriddling
  1. solving
  2. explaining
  3. unraveling
  4. clarifying
  5. answering
  6. illustrating
  7. resolving
  8. demonstrating
Verb
  • 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
Definition of solving
Verb
  • Wickline came on as an increasingly flustered Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, who’s explaining why AI is dangerous without taking any responsibility for that.
    — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026
  • But the stakes on Saturday had arguably never been higher for USC’s coach, who spent all offseason explaining how this season would be different.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of explaining
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The piece contends that the rulings strengthen public confidence in California’s election administration by protecting the chain of custody and clarifying state oversight of local law enforcement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • However, Homestead police released a statement Thursday afternoon clarifying that the driver remained at the scene and was not at fault.
    — Peter D'Oench, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of clarifying
Verb
  • My first Herald job was answering phones and writing a local bowling column.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The assistant was answering with a straight face using data that was already hours stale.
    — Amirtha Saminathan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of answering
Verb
  • These behaviors were rarely seen in the absence of cocaine, illustrating how a normally varied set of actions can become restricted to a persistent behavioral pattern, according to a press release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • By May 2026, the company was making almost $28 in revenue per short-distance passenger, compared with $73 per long-distance passenger, illustrating the tension between the two services.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of illustrating
Verb
  • Lee found a way of resolving this line of questioning through the realization that any spatial perception occurs in the eye and mind of a beholder.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Or, consider an AI agent capable of resolving customer issues.
    — Jayasri Ranganathan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of resolving
Verb
  • This year, North America salty snacks sales grew 23%, nearly four times faster than the company overall, demonstrating the early impact in scaling a broader snacking portfolio.
    — Kirk Tanner, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • SpaceX conducted 170 launches in 2025 — compared to China’s 92 launches — demonstrating the scale of Washington’s commercial edge.
    — Mark Montgomery, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of demonstrating
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“Unriddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unriddling. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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