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
Your gardening conundrums and successes are always welcome.
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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
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
Noun
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If none of those speaks to you, the Victorian era has some fantastic mysteries and ghost stories to get lost in.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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An odd shape in the South Pacific that has sparked the latest push to solve one of the greatest mysteries of all time came to light in a backyard in California.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
28 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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Unexplained aerial phenomena, commonly branded as UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and more recently as UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), remain one of history’s most enduring enigmas.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Conundrums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conundrums. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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