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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By solving the problem of high credit card APRs, a rate cap could very well end up hurting those it was intended to help.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026 -
This makes solving the puzzle considerably more difficult.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
10 Jan. 2026
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Fishback referenced Rain directly when explaining his proposal.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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In explaining that earlier decision, Lamberth chastised government officials for failing to provide any evidence to support its claims about national security concerns.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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But tensions between the factions and the two Gulf nations appear to be unraveling the coalition, threatening to throw them into outright conflict and further tear apart the Arab world’s poorest country.—
Ahmed Al-Haj,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Mary Bronstein’s film stars Rose Byrne as a Long Island mom unraveling while dealing with her daughter’s mysterious stomach ailment.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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Rather than clarifying events surrounding Epstein's death, the footage appears to complicate the official narrative, and contradicts some prior statements about the prison's surveillance system.—
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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The death certificates for Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner are clarifying the timeline of their deaths.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Dec. 2025
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Officers responded to the couple’s home after several concerned friends and co-workers called police to report that Spencer Tepe, a local dentist, had not shown up for work and Monique Tepe was not answering the phone.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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There were Miami heroics of receiver Malachi Toney turning a short pass into a 36-yard touchdown for the lead, and Mississippi’s answering heroics of quarterback Trinidad Chambliss throwing a 24-yard touchdown to retake the lead.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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Chen Mengjie, head of German Operations, revealed that overseas business now accounts for 50 percent of Style3D’s total sales, illustrating the company’s rapid international expansion.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Adam Sandler was honored with the Career Achievement Award, following his busy year with Happy Gilmore 2 and Jay Kelly, illustrating the actor’s range.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2026
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Some folks swear by the idea of kicking off the new year with better habits, resolving to change this and do that differently.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Ravens organization still has a major problem in resolving this awful situation.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
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The first marches took place in downtown Tehran, with participants demonstrating against rising inflation and the falling value of the national currency, the rial.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The situation escalates when Ravi is killed on Choudhary’s orders, demonstrating the vulnerability of the team and placing greater pressure on Meena to act decisively.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Unriddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unriddling. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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