Practice: issue

Test your knowledge of stronger alternatives for "issue".

Practice is designed to help you get familiar with the replacement words. Some sentences may have small grammar errors, and sometimes more than one answer could work—focus on choosing the best replacement word.

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Boring sentence

The issue was finishing the mural before the rain moved in, so we worked faster and covered the paint trays.

The ____ was finishing the mural before the rain moved in, so we worked faster and covered the paint trays.