puzzle
noun
a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
has puzzled
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present perfectof puzzle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Pessimism about the economy in recent years has puzzled many economists, who said it appeared out of proportion to traditional metrics, such as hiring and consumer spending, which remained healthy in the post-Covid period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
But one incident has puzzled with him for nearly half a century.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
The post-pandemic resilience of American consumers has puzzled economists for years.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
This anomaly has puzzled cosmologists for two decades.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
He has puzzled the greatest medical minds, and sent many of them gibbering to their own hospitals.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
