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 season seems to pull back from bleakness, losing itself in abstract ethical conundrums and rote emotional ones.
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The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
The retirement conundrum presents the biggest challenge for the middle and affluent class (household assets of $100,000 to $3.5 million).
—Tanmay Gupta, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
California’s progressive policies are clearly in conflict with its living costs, thus creating a political conundrum.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
To tackle this culinary conundrum, the researchers first used computational fluid dynamics software to model different cooking routines.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
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The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
The retirement conundrum presents the biggest challenge for the middle and affluent class (household assets of $100,000 to $3.5 million).
—Tanmay Gupta, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
California’s progressive policies are clearly in conflict with its living costs, thus creating a political conundrum.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
To tackle this culinary conundrum, the researchers first used computational fluid dynamics software to model different cooking routines.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Conundrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conundrum. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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