Thesaurus results for CONUNDRUMS

conundrums

noun

plural of conundrum

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 Just yesterday, the USGA rolled out a pilot phase for Rules AI, aiming to spare golfers from the endless squabbles over sprinkler-head relief and the other rulebook conundrums that inevitably arise during a round. —

Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Your questions and comments, as well as gardening conundrums and successes, are always welcome. —

Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 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, 22 Apr. 2026 There were too many injuries, too many different lineups, too many untimely freak plays and clutch conundrums. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026 Still have orchid questions or conundrums? —

Ryan Conner, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026 Some of the cases were conundrums for the board. —

Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

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Noun

In this volume are all the wild, enthused lines, stoked for life’s daily mysteries, and all the tender elevations that we have been used to experiencing in the poetry of Eileen Myles!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Solving one of the mysteries will not necessarily unlock all the others.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026