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Recent Examples of brainteaser
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.
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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
The daily brainteaser features 16 seemingly random words grouped together in a box.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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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
The daily brainteaser features 16 seemingly random words grouped together in a box.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 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!—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Players will have to decipher a puzzle with clues from another player.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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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Few regions pose as much of an economic conundrum as Pittsburgh.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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Schickler points out that this could create a conundrum for the crowded gubernatorial race.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Brainteaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainteaser. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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