as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
shoreline residents are finding themselves helplessly falling down a rabbit hole in their Sisyphean efforts to halt beach erosion
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Recent Examples of rabbit hole
Backrooms is a powerful digital rabbit hole IP, and A24, in their marketing campaign, spoke to those deep backrooms of fans in Reddit (more on that further down).
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
Alice tumbled down a rabbit hole; Lucy wandered through a wardrobe.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
There are conspiracy theories aplenty around this, but that’s another rabbit hole entirely.
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Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
But Renner’s trip down the rabbit hole of ignorance didn’t stop with his outdated reliability claims.
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David Jenkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for rabbit hole
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
Alice tumbled down a rabbit hole; Lucy wandered through a wardrobe.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
There are conspiracy theories aplenty around this, but that’s another rabbit hole entirely.
—
Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
But Renner’s trip down the rabbit hole of ignorance didn’t stop with his outdated reliability claims.
—
David Jenkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for rabbit hole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit hole
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Perhaps every story in which the characters are fundamentally unable to change their lives is subject to this same dilemma.
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Casa Amor, as a concept, is traditionally structured like a prisoner’s dilemma, with neither the main villa nor Casa Islanders aware of what their counterparts are doing while they’re separated.
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The upshot of Yale’s report, which is by far the most self-critical of the three, is that administrators bear much of the responsibility for higher education’s current predicament.
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What to read next Once the initial excitement of weightlessness has worn off, the kids realize the true extent of their predicament.
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Start with the Single Smash, layered with griddled onions, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and smash sauce, then explore variations from there, including a falafel smash for vegetarians.
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The dog can also be served in a classic Chicago-style, topped with mustard, relish, onion, tomato, celery salt, sport peppers and pickle.
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The crash also resulted in a large hole in the side of the vessel.
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The piece has seven holes for customization, and it’s designed to be worn at the hips or waist.
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Each of those cases put the council in a bind.
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But facing an already high rate of inflation, the Fed is in a bind, said Cutsinger of FAU.
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Air quality officials also recommend using an air purifier if available and avoiding the use of whole-house fans or swamp coolers that can draw outdoor air inside.
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For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.
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The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
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Anthony Elanga puts up a contender for the goal of the tournament with a rocket from the corner of the box into the left side of the net to bring this one back even at one goal apiece in the 62nd minute.
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“Rabbit hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20hole. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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