predicament
noun
, sense 1 is usually ˈpre-di-kə-\
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bind, box, catch-22, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, impasse, jackpot [chiefly West], jam, mire, pickle, quagmire, rabbit hole, rattrap, spot, sticky wicket, swamp
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For me, that angry assessment of Fails’s predicament landed as powerful validation. — Amy Alexander, Washington Post, "‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ captures the heartbreak and anger of people displaced by gentrification," 14 June 2019 His predicament is similar to that of Taylor Swift, whose political leanings or lack thereof have been the focus of much online speculation and suspicion. — Dan Deluca, Philly.com, "Do pop musicians hurt themselves when they refuse to take a political side? Exhibit A: Justin Timberlake," 29 Mar. 2018 His predicament is no doubt familiar to others once in the president’s inner circle. — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, "‘He knows he is done’: Veterans Affairs chief lays low amid rumors he’ll be ousted," 27 Mar. 2018 This team started 11-1; now matters have gotten so bad that Ken Rosenthal quoted Dave Matthews Band lyrics to describe their predicament. — Jack Dickey, SI.com, "The New York Mets Could Try to Rebuild, But Why Would We Trust Them to Do That?," 11 June 2018 Her predicament goes from bad to worse when her husband very publicly leaves her. — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, "'Prada' sequel moves to Greenwich, Conn., bland land of athleisure wear," 5 June 2018 With his older sister Elisabeth and his brother James at odds, and his father making gaffes that deepened the predicament, Lachlan was the peacemaker. — Sarah Ellison, The Seattle Times, "Younger Murdoch take the reins. How will he deal with Trump?," 25 Mar. 2019 The Bears, coming off their fourth consecutive double-digit-loss season, entered this draft in a familiar predicament, having more roster holes than draft picks. — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "Bears left to address glaring edge-rush need on final day of draft," 27 Apr. 2018 When the Schutz controversy boiled over, Walker put up a series of public Instagram posts that referred obliquely to the younger artist’s predicament. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "‘Open Casket’ and the Question of Empathy," 28 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'predicament.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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