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
  • Goh believes Southeast Asian cinema’s next breakthrough will depend not only on growing global interest, but also on solving longstanding financing and distribution challenges.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Lady criminals take advantage of this illegibility for their own gain—unlike lady detectives, who are preoccupied with solving crimes, helping others, and restoring justice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of solving
Verb
  • The first spends the answer explaining that management never provided the necessary materials, no experienced coworker offered assistance and expectations were unrealistic.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Like with Meta, Microsoft on Wednesday evening needs to do a better job explaining its AI strategy and justifying the massive levels of capex spend.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026
Definition of explaining
Verb
  • But that version of events, reported by some news outlets, began unraveling when bystander videos contradicted accounts painting the immigrant as a villain, the officers as victims.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Think of Jackie Cogan rejecting American exceptionalism in Killing Them Softly, Patrick Bateman’s unraveling mind in American Psycho, or Justine readily accepting the end of the world in Melancholia.
    — The Editors, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of unraveling
Verb
  • Establishing Clear Ground Rules With Reporters The importance of clarifying standards is critical.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • For lawyers working to defend and expand anti-BDS legislation in court, PEN America’s new boycott position is clarifying.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of clarifying
Verb
  • And as of today, most institutional investors have no framework for answering them.
    — Martin Whittaker, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Feeling disillusioned and angry, less than two years later in August 2015, Hadley decided to leave her fiancé and stop answering his relentless calls.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of answering
Verb
  • Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence.
    — Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • Marx also discussed forestry as another example illustrating the same process.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of illustrating
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Rovo can handle some of the heavy lifting of triaging tickets by escalating and fully resolving them.
    — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
  • Students often receive guidance from several offices before resolving a single issue with each interaction reflecting only part of the larger picture or need.
    — Chase Williams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of resolving
Verb
  • Sessions explored historical philanthropic strategies, future technologies like AI, and the importance of research in demonstrating HBCU impact.
    — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • The new initiative expands that work by demonstrating how multiple electrical technologies can operate together within a complete aircraft energy architecture.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
Definition of demonstrating
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