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Noun
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
21 May 2026 -
The proof used advanced concepts such as infinite class field towers and Golod-Shafarevich theory, tools rarely associated with geometric puzzles.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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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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Your questions, comments, and insights, together with your gardening conundrums and successes, are always welcome.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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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,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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Yes, some sticklers would insist that greatly should never stand between to and excel.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Stumpers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumpers. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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