glitch
noun
a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
glitches
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pluralof glitch.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Delays sometimes happen if soldiers aren’t trained, or if the communications parts, made by a separate company, have glitches, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
A Wall Street Journal investigation found repeated compliance failures, fraud attacks and software glitches inside Polymarket, the highflying prediction market company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
DoorDash also cited technical glitches and multi-stop delivery routes for causing the firm to underpay workers or delay wages.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
A simple Google search of this management software continues to show on-going issues due to outages, ransomware breaches, cyberattacks and tech glitches that caused global classes and exams to need rescheduling.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
As they do, one of them suddenly glitches out of sight.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
