1
as in challenge
something that requires thought and skill for resolution
the problem of world hunger
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2
as in question
an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge
there were only 10 problems on the exam, but they were all challenging
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as in troublesome
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Recent Examples of problem
Karina Tsui, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
The problem with that scenario is that Stroman, previously considered expendable, now appears headed back into the Yankees starting rotation after all, thanks to an injury to last year's Rookie of the Year Luis Gil.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
San Diego Elder Law Center, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
Many people might be surprised to learn that undocumented immigrants are not typically problem children.
—Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2017
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Noun
Gas lines were tested in and around the home, with no immediate problems detected.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
The problem with that scenario is that Stroman, previously considered expendable, now appears headed back into the Yankees starting rotation after all, thanks to an injury to last year's Rookie of the Year Luis Gil.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The staff is trained to address residents who show confused or problem behavior.
—San Diego Elder Law Center, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
Many people might be surprised to learn that undocumented immigrants are not typically problem children.
—Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for problem
Noun
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Compounding these challenges is a severe AI talent shortage.—
Wayne Liu,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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He was released in 2022 amid legal challenges to his conviction.—
Danny Tow,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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Meghan Markle’s new show With Love is finally available on Netflix, and as always with the Duchess of Sussex, people have questions.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
4 Mar. 2025
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But questions remain about the new operator’s ability to turn things around for the struggling facility.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The instruments aboard Firefly's lander include a subsurface drill, an X-ray imager, and an experimental electrodynamic dust shield to test methods of repelling troublesome lunar dust from accumulating on sensitive spacecraft components.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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What’s new in season eight is the show’s shift toward depicting phones as active and troublesome disrupters of a relationship that might have otherwise been perfectly fine.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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Austin Cindric's $50,000 penalty is becoming a hot topic in NASCAR as drivers weighed in on the matter after the incident at the Circuit of the Americas where Cindric hooked the right rear of Ty Dillon's car.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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No halfway measure, but Bove still wants to keep his hooks in the fish in case Washington chooses to resume the matter later on (and to make sure that Adams follows their directives).—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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If policymakers are struggling to find a solution to a vexing public policy problem, my instinct is to try to identify a solution through independent industry self-regulation.—
Eric Reicin,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Glitchy software and vexing screen interfaces led to a poor critical and sales reception for the ID.4, an electric SUV that VW touted as a revolution on par with the original Beetle.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The new investigation of Herman does not appear to trigger the legal issues cited by the federal judge, Beryl Howell, back in 2020.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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The furor reverberated nationally after Charlene Villaseñor Black, chair of Blackwell’s Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, posted a public message of gratitude to the Indigenous scholars who brought the issue to light.—
Teresa Watanabe,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the worrisome trends, there is no sign of an imminent crisis.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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There is a perhaps more worrisome concern beyond just potentially wasting time and processing cycles.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When people hear about large groups of people in class action cases, those people are typically identified in the discovery process, where the business will produce information and documents identifying people who have been similarly harmed.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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We won’t be bullied or intimidated by frivolous cases.—
Julia Jacobs,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Problem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/problem. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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