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Recent Examples of brainteaser
How to Play 'Connections' The brainteaser tasks players with grouping 16 words into four categories based on association.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Purple: These words are associated with a probability brainteaser.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The brainteaser, which was released by The New York Times last year and has since skyrocketed in popularity, can be tricky to solve.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The brainteaser was released on June 12, 2023 by The New York Times and has since become the newspaper's second most popular game.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Purple: These words are associated with a probability brainteaser.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
The brainteaser, which was released by The New York Times last year and has since skyrocketed in popularity, can be tricky to solve.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The brainteaser was released on June 12, 2023 by The New York Times and has since become the newspaper's second most popular game.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainteaser
Noun
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Simple, consistent efforts such as learning a new skill (a language, an instrument), mastering a hobby, or even challenging oneself with math puzzles can form fresh neural pathways.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Both players must then coordinate to overcome a series of puzzles and environmental obstacles that require Mio and Zoe’s powers combined.—
Kyle Wilson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The universe is speaking to you in riddles, synchronicities and mysteries.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Plus, a Super Bowl riddle: Why are egg prices surging — but not chicken wings?—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While an exhilarating and powerful time, the transitional nature of those decades presented some serious conundrums for women.—
Lisa Z. Lindahl,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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For us New York Giants reporters, there’s one topic of conversation that will dominate the week and is impossible to ignore: the quarterback conundrum.—
Charlotte Carroll,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Brainteaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainteaser. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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