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issue

noun
  1. The act or process of publishing printed matter: printing, publication, publishing. See words
  2. Something brought about by a cause: aftermath, consequence, corollary, effect, end product, event, fruit, harvest, outcome, precipitate, ramification, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, sequent, upshot. See cause
  3. A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors: brood, get, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed. See kin
  4. A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity: hornets' nest, problem, question. Informal: can of worms. See easy
verb
  1. To pass or pour out: discharge, empty, flow. See enter
  2. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently: emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, let off, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent. See free, move
  3. To come into view: appear, emerge, loom, materialize, show. Idioms: make (or put in) an appearance, meet the eye. See see
  4. To have hereditary derivation: derive, descend, spring. Idiom: trace one's descent. See kin
  5. To present for circulation, exhibit, or sale: bring out, publish, put out. See words
  6. To have as a source: arise, come, derive, emanate, flow, originate, proceed, rise, spring, stem, upspring. See start

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