puzzle out
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He likens what the group is doing to “building a puzzle out of thousands of other puzzles, gluing it together to make a new thing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Trying to puzzle out what he “really” meant, as opposed to what he actually said, will get you nowhere.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
Once they had the pseudorandom graph in place, they still had to puzzle out several pieces of math.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
The leader of the secretive state has never actually revealed his birthday, leaving North Korea watchers to puzzle out when it actually takes place.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2024
Even in the newest sets, Werner can usually puzzle out a solution.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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