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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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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
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Einstein says there are reasons to be both pessimistic and optimistic about solving America's housing affordability crisis.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Burbank noted that high-profile cases such as this one will never go 100% cold because there will always be a detective dedicated to fielding calls and resources working in the background to continue solving it.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
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And Page [McConnell]is sitting backstage with him in one of the dressing rooms explaining that.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2026
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Beyond Herrington, current Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has prioritized teaching and explaining Bezos’s principles internally, even launching video explanations of each one to help employees interpret them.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The supermodel posed in a white corset dress with a sheer skirt that appeared to be unraveling.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Now, Archuleta has a newfound sense of liberation, having grappled with the heaviness of unraveling his foundation of faith.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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While the moody Moon blurs with powerful Pluto in your 10th House of Career, clarifying your role and long-term direction may be difficult.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Republicans framed the bathroom and driver’s license bill as an addendum clarifying the intent of a separate 2023 bill barring trans women from accessing female-only spaces.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Even when Oklahoma City pushed its advantage back to 17, Brooklyn refused to fold, answering with a 9-0 push that cut it to 71-63.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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With so much experience playing Head, Claassen is easily able to improvise in the moment answering random questions, cracking jokes and exchanging repartee with audience members, like the unfortunate man in row B who dared to show up at the theater on Friday in a casual sweatshirt.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Yet Paramount and Disney have both sent cease-and-desist letters to TikTok owner and AI company ByteDance over intellectual property Infringement by AI platforms and services in the last few weeks, illustrating the industry’s ebb and flow with the fast-changing technology.—
William Earl,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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The first issue of Odin will feature variant covers by comic and album artist Alex Eckman-Lawn (Swan Songs), who is illustrating the main Cover A for the full series.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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Earlier theoretical work showed that combining spatial mode sorting with long-baseline interferometry could reach the true quantum limit for resolving two stars.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Kushner first reemerged on the scene in October to help Witkoff broker the Gaza-Israel peace deal, which was lauded but has made little progress yet toward resolving the underlying obstacles to peace.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Plenty of competitors have popped up in recent years, but the Velazquezes are hoping to stand out by demonstrating the value of their 16 years of experience.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Emily Ratajkowski is pausing her regular lingerie programming for a barely-there athleisure interlude—and demonstrating how loungewear can be just as sexy.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Unriddling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unriddling. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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