as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
well, this is a bit of a pickle we've gotten ourselves into
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Recent Examples of pickle
Not all that long ago Cadillac was in a pickle.
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Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The menu item features two patties topped with American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard.
—James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Instacart's latest pickle report revealed this famous brand as the country's top pick.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
The pastrami is stacked on top of a Double R beef burger and is accompanied by sauerkraut, pickles in creamy Thousand Island dressing and melted Swiss cheese.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
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Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The menu item features two patties topped with American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard.
—James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Instacart's latest pickle report revealed this famous brand as the country's top pick.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
The pastrami is stacked on top of a Double R beef burger and is accompanied by sauerkraut, pickles in creamy Thousand Island dressing and melted Swiss cheese.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickle
Noun
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The city’s current trash predicament traces back to Measure B, a successful 2022 city ballot measure that ended the decades-long practice of San Diego providing no-fee trash service to single-family homes and many small townhome and apartment complexes.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Although Harold is not literary fiction’s first obsessive ruminator, what makes Muscle Man feel so plugged into the moment is how common the predicament feels.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company applies a sociological attention to the gestures and dilemmas of people’s daily routines; once harvested, these insights are quickly incorporated into product designs.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Drone dilemma The US excels at building large, expensive weaponry, but most American soldiers lack the know-how for fighting with unmanned systems.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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On the 18th hole of the final match, Nicklaus sank his par putt and then conceded Tony Jacklin’s short par putt, ensuring both the match and the Ryder Cup ended in a tie.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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My only shot was through a hole the size of a business card between some limbs.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is the bind policymakers now face.—
William Warr,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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But beyond that, the Bruins could be in a bind offensively.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even checking email felt like wading into a swamp.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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That just happened to coincide with a deluge of rain, enough to flood streets in downtown Miami and Fort Lauderdale, swamp some cars and send manhole covers and drains bubbling up with excess rainwater.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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If fries aren’t your jam, all four meat options — chicken, lamb, steak and falafel — are available as a standard gyro wrapped in a pita bread or as a platter with rice.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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That roster includes dishes like foie gras truffle with charred onion jam and a house croissant; a wild boar belly and antelope with pistachio, fermented harissa, and yogurt; and an Asian pear sorbet with aloe sabayon and ginger tapioca.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Pickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickle. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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