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
The National Automobile Dealers Association told the Detroit Free Press that some earlier tax glitches have been worked out.
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
The use of the technology has quickly scaled to some of the world’s biggest companies, despite viral videos showing glitches with the technology and a security vulnerability that potentially exposed applicants’ data to hackers.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 11 July 2025
Disruption today is built-in—an ever-present reality, not just an occasional glitch.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi attributed the missing minute to a glitch in the prison's recording system, noting that such gaps occurred nightly.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 July 2025
The use of the technology has quickly scaled to some of the world’s biggest companies, despite viral videos showing glitches with the technology and a security vulnerability that potentially exposed applicants’ data to hackers.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 11 July 2025
Disruption today is built-in—an ever-present reality, not just an occasional glitch.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi attributed the missing minute to a glitch in the prison's recording system, noting that such gaps occurred nightly.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitch
Noun
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Roblox stock is down 9% this past week alone in the wake of all this, and now, it’s just issued a bunch of new safety updates trying to prune some of the problems away.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Unlike Alzheimer's, FTD often causes dramatic personality changes, emotional withdrawal and problems with speech, movement and decision-making.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Yates spent time on the IL with a hamstring injury earlier this season and his lower-body issues might have affected his mechanics, leading to a lack of effectiveness with his splitter.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Aug. 2025
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But Cease entered the game with a 7.24 ERA in his 10 losses, and the command issues snowballed on him in a key matchup with the Padres’ chief rival.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Just like any other business, rental housing has to at least pay for itself, and if those costs exceed rent collections, like any other business, a housing project will be in trouble.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The only trouble is finding the right one, as not all fragrance houses make them.—
Dan Michel,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Glitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitch. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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