conundrum
noun
a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
conundrums
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pluralof conundrum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In this way, “The Savage Mind” means to interrogate the unresolved, even unrecognized, conundrums of identity and race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Spare a thought for Alan Horsburgh, who has a bundle of conundrums to work through.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
A trio of comedies about lost, affluent white men grapples with the manly conundrums of our times—and paints a troubled picture of modern men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, David, and special guest Stephen Colbert answer listeners’ conundrums of all kinds: the meaningful, the trivial, and the delightfully absurd.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
Perhaps, people being the conundrums that they are, and having so little desire to shoulder the burden of their lives, this is what will always happen.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
