as in problem
informal
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
Universities complained about a glitches in a system meant to track students from other countries.
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Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
As glitches spread, some users questioned whether the transition disrupted backend systems.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Forbes said absences may reflect stock fluctuations or archival glitches.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
The latest outage follows a string of technical glitches that have disrupted the platform in recent months.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for glitch
Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
As glitches spread, some users questioned whether the transition disrupted backend systems.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Forbes said absences may reflect stock fluctuations or archival glitches.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
The latest outage follows a string of technical glitches that have disrupted the platform in recent months.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for glitch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitch
Noun
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The problem is that no instrument can directly measure magnetic fields in those layers.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Interestingly, Senior Bowl players said NIL money doesn’t cause problems in most cases.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Trump and his Cabinet members are taking a tighter focus on domestic issues -- and domestic travel -- heading into the November midterm elections, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said last month.—
MICHELLE L. PRICE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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It’s been very sobering for people who’ve devoted their lives to these issues to suddenly see this withdrawal of global support.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Instead, recruitment mistakes saw their recent troubles compared to United’s since 2013.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Knicks had trouble containing Shaedon Sharpe, who made his own Antetokounmpo trade-inclusion case with 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting at MSG on Friday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Glitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitch. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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