STUMPERS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

stumpers

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plural of stumper

as in puzzles

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Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.

— Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026
Little ones can color, solve puzzles, read stories, and more in this booklet.

— Anja Webb, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of puzzles

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Perhaps the three questions are not riddles to be solved once and closed.

— Regan Peng, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Whether the brand promise of independence survives a business model built on agent territory sales is one of the next riddles for the housing market to solve.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of riddles

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His qualities would be welcomed by Arteta for countless reasons but there are two particular tactical conundrums that Vinicius Jr could solve.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 27 July 2026
The Devil and The Lovers pose conundrums about being a woman in the 1960s, which had a direct impact on Plath’s emotional landscape.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of conundrums

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Strict meal times and long happy hours tell us that the French are sticklers about having a break and leaning into leisure, which doesn’t sound half bad at all.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
The rise of the grammar sticklers Many of today’s ideas about what constitutes correct English are based on a singular – often mistaken – 19th-century view of the forces that govern our language.

— Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of sticklers

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