as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time
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Homicide detectives race against the clock, knowing their best chance to solve a murder is within the first two days!—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
31 July 2025 -
StackOverflow plans to commit some of its resources both to expanding AI tool literacy and to fostering community discussions that help solve issues that are specific to workflows that involve those tools.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
31 July 2025
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As Beth, Louis-Dreyfus is filled with surface confidence and performs her writerly role with ease—until the smallest crack appears and her sense of self begins to quietly unravel.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Lucy Fry’s Rose, a woman haunted by trauma, ends up checking herself into an inn where reality seems to unravel, blurring the lines between past and present, and waking life and dreams.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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That same month, Maxwell met with top DOJ officials to answer questions about Epstein’s connections to about 100 different people.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Sabana did not answer follow-up questions seeking additional information about the police department's decision, saying it was focused on preparing for an arctic storm expected to roll through the city beginning Wednesday night.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The Red Sox were one of many teams that use modeling and try to figure out what the best values are on and its' all about efficiency and getting the best deal and this and that and the other thing.—
Mike Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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There’s a lot to dissect as the Twins try to figure out what has gone wrong over the past two seasons.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
1 Aug. 2025
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Once leadership alignment is resolved, P&L performance accelerates—often within a single quarter.—
Carrie Moore,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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In cases against another person or business, people are often trying to win damages, which can get complicated as judges resolve who deserves a share of the money and how much.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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“Puzzle (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzle%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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