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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

It’s something that almost never happens in the NFL because finding a new quarterback is one of the game’s most maddening conundrums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Award-winning biographer Wilson approaches the life of Scottish writer Muriel Spark as a series of puzzles and conundrums to be teased out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

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

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

What senile conundrums was Miss Trixie babbling to Mr. Levy?

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole