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
The launch, originally scheduled for the 12th, had already been scrubbed once, undone by a hydraulic glitch.
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Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Archewell reported selling out its inventory across the board after launch, though Newsweek reported in January that a glitch on the company’s website revealed a high volume of unsold products.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The complaint comes as radio/ backup camera glitches or not working and fault codes point to a bad ignition.
—Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Sexistential ’s production judders and glitches in ways that call to mind ’80s synth experimentalists such as Art of Noise and the rowdy sample collaging of the Beastie Boys in the ’90s.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
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Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Archewell reported selling out its inventory across the board after launch, though Newsweek reported in January that a glitch on the company’s website revealed a high volume of unsold products.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The complaint comes as radio/ backup camera glitches or not working and fault codes point to a bad ignition.
—Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Sexistential ’s production judders and glitches in ways that call to mind ’80s synth experimentalists such as Art of Noise and the rowdy sample collaging of the Beastie Boys in the ’90s.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitch
Noun
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According to ZamZows, most Idahoans have a mix of sandy and clay soil, which can both cause problems in the garden.—
McClatchy,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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But even the significant pressure of hundreds, then thousands, of criminal defendants being released or their cases dropped did little to move the needle on a permanent solution to the problem.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Created by Nikki Igol and Steven Chaiken, who worked together at the fashion magazine V in the early two-thousands, the place is stocked with vintage issues of Paper, Vogue, and more.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Members of the Long‑Range Planning and Citizens Bond Advisory Committees have met on the issue at least five times.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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At even strength in the first period, the Sharks had all kinds of trouble with the Predators’ pressure in the defensive and neutral zones.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Illini had trouble getting in an extended flow and at times looked deflated.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Glitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitch. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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