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conundrum
[ kuh-nuhn-druhm ]
noun
- a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
- anything that puzzles.
conundrum
/ əˈʌԻə /
noun
- a riddle, esp one whose answer makes a play on words
- a puzzling question or problem
Word History and Origins
Origin of conundrum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of conundrum1
Example Sentences
Her conundrum has lately been making me think about Daniel Shapiro's fascinating book, "Negotiating the Nonnegotiable," and his clear-eyed examination of the roles of tribalism and identity in accelerating conflict — and in ameliorating it.
It created an early-season conundrum for Roberts, as he tried to shake the team out of a recent offensive lull.
One of the biggest things is embodiment — it’s an endless question and the conundrum of being a Black writer in America and writing in English.
Nauman paid close attention to Duchamp’s penchant for an art of puns and conundrums.
The left-field bequest — as if tending to Walter’s legacy with an overdue book of his correspondence wasn’t enough — is, to Iris, a mystery on top of a conundrum.
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