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Recent Examples of stumper
While its peculiar sport partnering is a worthwhile trivia stumper, Nordic combined is one of the 16 original Winter Olympics events, dating back to the Games’ origins in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
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Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumper
Noun
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Trying to understand Brad Underwood is not exactly solving the riddle of the sphinx.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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There’s an implication early on that Pumpkin harbors her own secrets, but the portrait remains too blank to sell her detachment as a riddle worth solving.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Other books can be more subtly welcoming in their design or content, allowing characters to address the reader directly, or giving readers a mystery or puzzle to solve.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cami launched into her conundrum while Ember half listened, nodding often to disguise her own distraction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Still have orchid questions or conundrums?—
Ryan Conner,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Carter, at the time, was a stickler.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Yes, some sticklers would insist that greatly should never stand between to and excel.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Guys can be disastrously tough to shop for, but the best gift ideas for men don’t have to involve a brainteaser.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
23 Mar. 2026
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From mess-free art projects to brainteasers to travel building sets, your kids will be forgetting all about their tablets.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Seek out the real meaning; don’t follow or emulate posers.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Other toughies are at the not-so-soft Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13, the revenge trip to New England in Week 15 and the Philadelphia Eagles at Highmark Stadium in Week 17.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Readers may resent being abstracted into algebra, but they are nonetheless invited to sort themselves into one of four categories on the basis of a short quiz.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Stumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumper. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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