as in mysteries
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 conundrums
By posing real-life examples of conundrums faced by traders, Fibonacci brought maths to life.
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Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Your gardening conundrums and successes are always welcome.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
This year’s shortlist recognizes five thrilling authors, whose books all navigate uniquely American conundrums.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Your gardening conundrums and successes are always welcome.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
This year’s shortlist recognizes five thrilling authors, whose books all navigate uniquely American conundrums.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conundrums
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Buoyed by this success, Congress established a series of primate research centers in the nineteen-sixties, hoping that our closest living relatives might help solve other medical mysteries, from Alzheimer’s to Zika.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Melissa's mysteries capture interest Hurricane scientists watched with a familiar feeling of dread as Melissa traversed the Caribbean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Further enigmas can be found elsewhere on public lands, including within state parks, recreational areas, and more.—
Mike Bezemek,
Outside,
29 Oct. 2025
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Over time, the fate of the footage has become one of the biggest enigmas in Hollywood history.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Conundrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conundrums. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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