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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Flip the puzzle over, and young learners will find a ready-to-color-on chalkboard (chalk included) to practice their new skills.
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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
Pieces easily slide into place so shoppers don’t have to puzzle over an assembly manual.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
But as the pilot opens, Collins finds Cal dead, and we’re left to puzzle over who did it, and why.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025
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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
Pieces easily slide into place so shoppers don’t have to puzzle over an assembly manual.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
But as the pilot opens, Collins finds Cal dead, and we’re left to puzzle over who did it, and why.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Puzzle over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puzzle%20over. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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