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Recent Examples of brainteaser
Guys can be disastrously tough to shop for, but the best gift ideas for men don’t have to involve a brainteaser.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
Each team was given an envelope containing twelve brainteasers—rebuses, letter grids—that could be solved in any order, leading to sites around the theatre.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
True, this area is so palpably pretty its image graces containers of chewy nougats and 1,000-piece brainteasers.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
The deals also will give Peacock and Hulu access to older episodes of the programs, enabling their viewers to binge on the brainteasers.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
Each team was given an envelope containing twelve brainteasers—rebuses, letter grids—that could be solved in any order, leading to sites around the theatre.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
True, this area is so palpably pretty its image graces containers of chewy nougats and 1,000-piece brainteasers.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
The deals also will give Peacock and Hulu access to older episodes of the programs, enabling their viewers to binge on the brainteasers.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainteaser
Noun
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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How To Play Strands The New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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London Falling is an investigation of an inexplicable death told through the lens of parents struggling to solve the riddle of who their son really was.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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The machine’s repertoire included answers to 12 riddles, passages from books, and laughing, crying and kissing sounds, as well as arias sung in both male and female voices—all feats that Edison’s phonograph would one day be able to accomplish by recording and playing back the human voice.—
Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Still, this distinction may shed light on the mini-glut conundrum.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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And for sellers looking to exit one house for another, the same conundrum can apply.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
17 June 2026
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“Brainteaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainteaser. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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