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an unexpected and usually minor obstacle or difficulty
Glitches in the speaker's schedule caused some delays.
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Recent Examples of glitch
That absence of accountability isn’t a glitch.
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Dr. Jesse Finkelstein, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Aside from technical glitches, there was uncomfortably dead air and forced improv.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s also a lot going on in the personal lives of the folks at 51, the biggest being Boden’s wedding, which — despite a glitch with Herrmann’s offer to hold the event at his church — winds up being a beautiful affair.
—Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Just getting to and from the airport outside the Dutch capital was a struggle with frozen points and an early morning software glitch throwing the Netherlands’ rail system into turmoil.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Dr. Jesse Finkelstein, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Aside from technical glitches, there was uncomfortably dead air and forced improv.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s also a lot going on in the personal lives of the folks at 51, the biggest being Boden’s wedding, which — despite a glitch with Herrmann’s offer to hold the event at his church — winds up being a beautiful affair.
—Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Just getting to and from the airport outside the Dutch capital was a struggle with frozen points and an early morning software glitch throwing the Netherlands’ rail system into turmoil.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitch
Noun
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Complaints about the shelter showed that problems have festered for years, reaching a breaking point after a rise in animal deaths led the agency to lose its no-kill status and city officials to call for an audit.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Address the problem of hard water, a major soap scum culprit, by installing a water softener.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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But some committees have spent upwards of $100,000 on fundraisers paid for, and attended by, the same businesses and association groups that lobby the Legislature while spending little, if any, money trying to reach their voters about a particular issue.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to her bio on Cooley’s website, Hartnett serves as a trial and appellate advocate and has done work on a variety of issues including LGBTQ+ equality, civil rights and criminal justice.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Jan. 2026
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Another teaches free guitar lessons to keep kids out of trouble.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The first signs of trouble came in the opening minutes of the game.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Glitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitch. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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