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Recent Examples of Gordian knot
This week thrust onto center stage the Gordian knot confronting Trump and congressional Republicans.
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Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
If there’s a way to cut this Gordian knot, Pelly hasn’t found it, but then, neither has anyone else.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
Nuclear power has gained momentum this year as a possible solution to this Gordian knot.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
If there’s a way to cut this Gordian knot, Pelly hasn’t found it, but then, neither has anyone else.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
Nuclear power has gained momentum this year as a possible solution to this Gordian knot.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Then sit back and watch the Swifties unleash their fury and tear to shreds the Gordian knot that was once catastrophic global warming.
—Ivan Ehlers, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023
Essentially, by plugging the equations of the Standard Model into powerful computers, researchers can numerically approximate the mess of hadronic blobs, cutting through the subatomic Gordian knot.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
Here's the thing: 1) Over two years of international pandemic have tied us all--students and teachers (and yes, bureaucrats)--into social and mental Gordian knots.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
If there’s a way to cut this Gordian knot, Pelly hasn’t found it, but then, neither has anyone else.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
Nuclear power has gained momentum this year as a possible solution to this Gordian knot.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
If there’s a way to cut this Gordian knot, Pelly hasn’t found it, but then, neither has anyone else.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
Nuclear power has gained momentum this year as a possible solution to this Gordian knot.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Then sit back and watch the Swifties unleash their fury and tear to shreds the Gordian knot that was once catastrophic global warming.
—Ivan Ehlers, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023
Essentially, by plugging the equations of the Standard Model into powerful computers, researchers can numerically approximate the mess of hadronic blobs, cutting through the subatomic Gordian knot.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
Here's the thing: 1) Over two years of international pandemic have tied us all--students and teachers (and yes, bureaucrats)--into social and mental Gordian knots.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Gordian knot
Noun
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Inspectors noted problems with hot water, unsafe food temperatures and facility cleanliness.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 July 2025
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Hospital administrators failed to repair a faulty water heater, resulting in a lack of hot water needed to sterilize instruments and for surgery staff to wash their hands.—
Scott Schwebke,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
Noun
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The deportation protection is a crux within the lawsuit challenging his removal from the U.S., which became a flashpoint for President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-immigration agenda.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In an otherwise innocuous side quest, every small detail and choice fed back into that main crux of Aedyr trying to seize control of every aspect of people’s daily lives.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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To that, timestamps may prove a sticky wicket for a part of Baldoni’s argument against the Times.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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The other sticky wicket in the Paramount-Skydance merger is Trump’s current lawsuit against CBS News.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Gordian knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Gordian%20knot. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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