as in mystery
something hard to understand or explain
the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
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The element of luck in the draft selection process often provides a conundrum to NBA executives, who are terrified of taking a major swing only to have their future determined by an unlucky bounce of a ping-pong ball.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
This proved to be a conundrum for the Vikings who could make two choices.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Commenters on the thread empathized with the dad's conundrum.
—Christian Dashiell, Parents, 25 Feb. 2025
Invasion, so far, has been unable to find a creative way out of this conundrum.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
This proved to be a conundrum for the Vikings who could make two choices.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Commenters on the thread empathized with the dad's conundrum.
—Christian Dashiell, Parents, 25 Feb. 2025
Invasion, so far, has been unable to find a creative way out of this conundrum.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conundrum
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“Conundrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conundrum. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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