as in mystery
something hard to understand or explain
the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
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Recent Examples of conundrum
Many other people his age are going through the very same conundrum, applying to LinkedIn jobs endlessly to no avail.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the Bears somehow topped their second-and-32 conundrum in the first half with a third-and-34 in the third quarter.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This, in fact, would be the basis of Aburn's design conundrum.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Still, the persistence in prices combined with weakness in the labor market presents a stagflationary conundrum for the Fed.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the Bears somehow topped their second-and-32 conundrum in the first half with a third-and-34 in the third quarter.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This, in fact, would be the basis of Aburn's design conundrum.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Still, the persistence in prices combined with weakness in the labor market presents a stagflationary conundrum for the Fed.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conundrum
Noun
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The prolonged legal proceedings moved about 100 miles northeast to Kenton County because the mystery surrounding Brenda Sue Schaefer's death had become a high-profile case in Louisville.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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According to Srebnick’s book, the newspapers at the time breathlessly reported her safe return, but the incident fed public speculation about the mysteries of her private life.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Biggest enigma — Philadelphia Eagles Jalen Hurts is 27th in passing yardage.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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To voters, Starmer remains an enigma.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Conundrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conundrum. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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