puzzle over
phrasal verb
puzzled over; puzzling over; puzzles over
: to think or worry for a long time about (something)
He's been puzzling over what went wrong.
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People puzzle over why California gas is so pricey, but electricity varies a lot more.
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Brad Templeton, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Experts are puzzling over which interventions are saving lives.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Flip the puzzle over, and young learners will find a ready-to-color-on chalkboard (chalk included) to practice their new skills.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 7 Feb. 2025
While fellow TikTok stars like Addison Rae were doing things like repositioning themselves as main pop girls, D’Amelio puzzled over her future.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
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Brad Templeton, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Experts are puzzling over which interventions are saving lives.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Flip the puzzle over, and young learners will find a ready-to-color-on chalkboard (chalk included) to practice their new skills.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 7 Feb. 2025
While fellow TikTok stars like Addison Rae were doing things like repositioning themselves as main pop girls, D’Amelio puzzled over her future.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for puzzle over
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“Puzzle over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puzzle%20over. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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