1
as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one of the issues of the Civil War was a resolution to the question of states' rights
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2
as in exit
a place or means of going out
since the lake is the issue of the polluted river, it is becoming polluted as well
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3
as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
someone who dies without issue might have their estate turned over to the state
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1
as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form
plans to issue a monthly newsletter
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as in to release
to throw or give off
a volcano issuing vast clouds of hot ash
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Recent Examples of issue
Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Roughly 21,000 users reported issues just after 8:30 a.m. ET, per the analytics platform.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 24 May 2025
Joe Hernandez, NPR, 25 May 2025
After nights of clashes, then-President Donald Trump, known for issuing directives and invectives through social media, fired off a series of posts shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2020.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Noun
There were more than 26,000 incidents of people reporting issues with the social media platform as of about 9:30 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.com, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Roughly 21,000 users reported issues just after 8:30 a.m. ET, per the analytics platform.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 24 May 2025
Verb
Trump's latest attack against Harvard comes two days after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the administration from being able to revoke the university's ability to enroll international students.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 25 May 2025
After nights of clashes, then-President Donald Trump, known for issuing directives and invectives through social media, fired off a series of posts shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2020.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for issue
Noun
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Ruda response to her question centered around encouraging students to attend school, increasing enrollment and growing programs to better performance outcomes, and Jean took issue with the fact that the superintendent did not speak to any of the concerns raised in the report.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Many products still treat personalization as a buzzword, while offering few pathways to measure actual learning outcomes.—
Nina Greenwood,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Accordingly, abolishing the semester as a rigid and seemingly arbitrary point of entry and exit for learning programs is gaining momentum.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The actress, 43, starred in the series for its first four seasons as Emily/Ofglen and made waves with her surprising exit ahead of season 5.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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These two species can mate with one another, producing a hybrid, which can produce viable offspring.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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On Thursday morning, Hartley, the female of City Hall’s nesting peregrine pair, brought home a rat, and her five-week-old offspring Willow, Octavia, Emma and Chico feasted on the rodent.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
Verb
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This is how Bob Iger ended up with The Ride of a Lifetime and Mark Burnett published Jump In!—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Carter also published a post detailing the brand’s marketing strategy, attracting marketers and industry professionals alongside Set fans.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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The Devil Wears Prada 2, a sequel to the 2006 film that starred Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, is now set to release May 1.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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The game was officially released on May 22, 1980 in Japanese arcades before launching in the United States in October 1980, according to the Pac-Man website.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Noun
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But the results confirmed our fears: the mass was consistent with lung cancer.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Omar Barghouti, the co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a global campaign aimed at pressuring Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian land, told CNN that unless Israel’s allies totally stop support for Israel, their actions will yield few results.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Jennings then shared the agreement with other media outlets, and the department released a statement on his retirement.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2025
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Scheele’s brother, a marine biologist, told the outlet this is the first sighting the pair have made of the species, following six years of searching.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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The hanging fruits had been emblazoned with the letters of the Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.—
Veronica Hilbring,
Essence.com,
11 July 2017
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My feeling is generally in the case of summer fruit pies, if things are in season and at their peak bounty, why be skimpy?—
Rick Martinez,
Bon Appetit,
8 July 2017
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“Issue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/issue. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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