puzzler
Example Sentences
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This mix of promise and threat is a puzzler.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
Hamaguchi welcomes all interpretations of his elegant puzzler, adding that he found the process of writing and shooting “Evil Does Not Exist” restorative.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024
Those compounds didn't react at all, a puzzler the researchers are still trying to understand.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2024
She was a voracious reader, ace crossword puzzler and heavyweight Scrabble player.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024
It was roughly the same size as the puzzler Connor had given me.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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