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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!—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Sports Edition is The Athletic’s first-ever game, a daily puzzle designed for players to find connections between 16 words on the game board.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The New Zealand singer-songwriter wanders around inside her psychedelic folk arrangements, singing in private riddles and changing the tone of her voice from one song (or even one verse) to the next, seemingly oblivious or indifferent to your presence.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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How imagination works, how influence unfolds, how history rhymes — these remain riddles.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With the war over, generals, strategists, and military planners faced a conundrum.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Your questions, comments, and horticultural insights, as well as gardening conundrums and successes, are always welcome in my inbox.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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“Brainteaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainteaser. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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