stumper

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Noun
  • Here, The Athletic attempts to unravel the Ballon d’Or riddle by ranking the top 10 contenders.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Interested in solving the weekly riddle or getting more of our newsletters?
    Jayla Webb, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • How To Play Wordle Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Looking for a free mini puzzle?
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, finding pieces that are breathable yet warm can be a conundrum.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Many other people his age are going through the very same conundrum, applying to LinkedIn jobs endlessly to no avail.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • As carry-on only travelers, Ryan and I are sticklers about efficient packing.
    Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Regardless of what legal-ethics sticklers might think of its business model, the 156-person startup has been growing quickly.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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
  • Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
  • This was a bit of a poser for planetary scientists.
    David Szondy July 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • Sales Training Modules Replace repetitive live training with a structured series of modules—videos, documents and quizzes—that allow new hires to learn your sales system at their own pace.
    Ryan Hohman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Take the quiz here … KICKED TO THE CURB – Super Bowl hero cut from 49ers roster after brutal Week 1 performance.
    , FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Stumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumper. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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