unriddled

verb

past tense of unriddle
1
as in solved
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 explained
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 unriddled
  1. solved
  2. explained
  3. unraveled
  4. illustrated
  5. answered
  6. clarified
  7. resolved
  8. demonstrated
Verb
  • The 49-year-old cold case was eventually solved in August 2023.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Trump’s 2020 defeat and unusual split term solved that problem.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of solved
Verb
  • After the revolution, explained Miller, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton wasn't liking how the country's coffers were looking.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • In the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts explained the constitutional rationale behind the decision.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of explained
Verb
  • As in Swalwell’s case, Platner’s support has unraveled quickly, leaving him with little path forward.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • As the statisticians looked up the last time someone had lost the Wimbledon men’s final from such a position (John Bromwich in 1948), Djokovic could have unraveled.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of unraveled
Verb
  • The original webtoon series was created by Chugong, illustrated by DUBU (REDICE STUDIO), and adapted by h-goon (published by D&C MEDIA).
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • OpenAI’s o1 model illustrated this clearly on hard mathematical reasoning benchmarks.
    — Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of illustrated
Verb
  • The question definitively answered here is whether more schools should be emphasizing project learning over rote memorization and teaching to the test.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The University of Hawaii deployed AI chatbots across all 10 campuses—94% student opt-in, 4,294 questions answered without human intervention in five months, 2,533 students flagged for follow-up.
    — Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of answered
Verb
  • Days later, Taylor clarified their relationship without naming Paulson.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • Vinton County Prosecutor William Archer clarified that the suspects are not originally from Vinton County.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of clarified
Verb
  • The bottom line Whether creditors can charge interest after someone dies depends largely on the original loan agreement and applicable state law, but in many cases, interest continues accruing until the debt is resolved.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Questions around governance, accountability, service guarantees and long-term operational coordination have not been fully resolved.
    — Daniel Keller, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of resolved
Verb
  • Tens of thousands of protestors have demonstrated daily over the past month.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • The system was recently demonstrated in a footage shared by the Beijing Institute of Technology’s (BIT) school of mechanical engineering.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of demonstrated
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