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conundrums

NOUN

puzzle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enigma mystery riddle

STRONG

brain-teaser mystification poser problem puzzlement why

WEAK

closed book

Example Sentences

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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Stephen Colbert answer listeners’ conundrums of all kinds: the meaningful, the trivial, and the delightfully absurd.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

Webster and Hopkins’s unique creation invites readers to stand in for the three main characters— the debutante Helen; the caddish Jed; and the good guy Saunders—as these hapless young people confront romantic and ethical conundrums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

This highlights one of the conundrums facing the Premier League's academy products.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

Nauman paid close attention to Duchamp’s penchant for an art of puns and conundrums.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

The categories of grammar reflect the building blocks of thought—time, space, causality, matter—and a philosophical wordsmith can play with them to awaken her readers to metaphysical conundrums.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker