as in problem
informal
an unexpected and usually minor obstacle or difficulty
Glitches in the speaker's schedule caused some delays.
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Recent Examples of glitch
Suddenly, access to your personal data gets interrupted by a simple hardware failure, a nasty virus, a cyberattack, a software glitch, accidental deletion or a human mistake.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
This wasn’t merely a technical glitch but a life-altering ordeal for someone who faced serious criminal charges based on algorithms that proved unreliable.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
There were a few early glitches Thursday, as could be expected.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
This flight also marked the 450th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since its debut in 2010, and the 139th within a 365-day period, despite suffering its first mission failure in nearly 10 years and a handful of other glitches.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
This wasn’t merely a technical glitch but a life-altering ordeal for someone who faced serious criminal charges based on algorithms that proved unreliable.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
There were a few early glitches Thursday, as could be expected.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
This flight also marked the 450th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since its debut in 2010, and the 139th within a 365-day period, despite suffering its first mission failure in nearly 10 years and a handful of other glitches.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitch
Noun
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Irving with Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively, Daniel Gafford along with Klay Thompson and P.J. Washington - that’s a team that would have been a problem.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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Another problem: The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to hear its challenge of a rule that prevents a president from firing independent agency board members without cause.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Both sides ironed out a few outstanding issues in court.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The dispute over where Valadao stands on education illustrates the dilemma voters face trying to figure out just where candidates stand on an unusually sensitive issue.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But sometimes, that curiosity can get them into trouble, especially when electrical cords are involved.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Police eventually returned the child home, and Bass reported the child had been in trouble the day before, according to a police report.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Glitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitch. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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