stumper

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumper
Noun
  • There are still 156 games left, and they’ll be packed with all sorts of answers, riddles, misdirection and lies.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
  • John experiences the world as a series of patterns to be sorted and riddles to be solved.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.
    Mark Cooper, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Yet the organization that cracks this puzzle, delivering a holistic, user-friendly experience at scale, could seize a massive share of the consumer finance market.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For a premise rooted in the world of conundrums, its answers rely far too heavily on ol’ dumb luck.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Music does nothing to reconcile any of its conundrums.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The company specializes in educational toys such as Botley: The Coding Robot and the brainteaser Kanoodle.
    Paul Wiseman and Anne D’Innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The daily brainteaser features 16 seemingly random words grouped together in a box.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Favre-Jacot, a stickler for vertical integration, opened a brick factory to supply the materials for building the Zenith manufacture, located in Le Locle, Switzerland.
    Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The Chargers possess one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, and Harris, rushing for over 1,000 yards in each of his first four NFL seasons, appears to be a recipe for success on paper for head coach Jim Harbaugh, who is a stickler for a good running game.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And special days call for special grids, such as this set of six toughies that were originally shelved but have remained in our hearts.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Extra time may be spent looking for that toughie that was present just a few days ago.
    Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 15 Dec. 2017
Noun
  • This poser is hard to work through when we are only given the text.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
  • After the release of Elden Ring, a famously difficult bestseller, Musk posted a screenshot of his character, but his build instantly exposed him as a poser.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Take the quiz here … HEALTH TIPS – Are full-body scans worth the money?
    FOXNews.com, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.
    Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Stumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumper. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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