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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumpers
Noun
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Beyond rewriting some rules of physics, the team believes this tiny engine could help tackle one of biology’s biggest puzzles—how proteins fold.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025 -
In other words, this explanation is plausible, but limited in its explanatory power, while simultaneously possessing the drawback of bringing up new puzzles.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With 60 minutes on the clock, participants are challenged to solve clues and riddles in order to make their escape.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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If conversations feel like riddles, don’t let pride get in the way of asking the right questions, Leo.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tune in for short episodes every Wednesday and Saturday as Grumpy answers reader questions, solves seasonal conundrums, and provides need-to-know advice for gardeners with his very Grumpy sense of humor.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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He’s drawn to this material not by the weight of its ethical conundrums but by the chance to watch beautiful people attempt, or pretend, to hash those conundrums out.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As carry-on only travelers, Ryan and I are sticklers about efficient packing.—
Kristine Thomason,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Aug. 2025
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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
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Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Stumpers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumpers. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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