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a source of many troubles; something that will lead to many problems
Their parents are understandably afraid of opening a pandora's box if they buy their oldest child a car.
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Recent Examples of pandora's box
The procedural vote yesterday was our effort to advance President Trump's important legislative agenda while disabling a discharge petition that would force proxy voting and open a dangerous Pandora's box for the institution.
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Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Advances in technology have opened an exciting possibility or perhaps stirred a Pandora's box.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2024
Meta's plan to generate synthetic content tailored to individual users — which attracted little notice this week amid a slew of product announcements — opens a whole new Pandora's box in an AI world already full of them.
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Ina Fried,
Axios,
27 Sep. 2024
Both Cancer and Sagittarius possess a rich inner world similar to Pandora's box, each containing a wealth of complexities and unique attributes waiting to be explored.
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Valerie Mesa,
Peoplemag,
25 June 2024
The police have had bomb disposal robots forever, but the Pandora's box of weaponizing them was originally opened by the Dallas Police Department.
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Ron Amadeo,
Ars Technica,
30 Nov. 2022
Blonde was a philosophical Pandora's box.
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Arabelle Sicardi,
Allure,
19 Nov. 2022
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Advances in technology have opened an exciting possibility or perhaps stirred a Pandora's box.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2024
Meta's plan to generate synthetic content tailored to individual users — which attracted little notice this week amid a slew of product announcements — opens a whole new Pandora's box in an AI world already full of them.
—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
27 Sep. 2024
Both Cancer and Sagittarius possess a rich inner world similar to Pandora's box, each containing a wealth of complexities and unique attributes waiting to be explored.
—
Valerie Mesa,
Peoplemag,
25 June 2024
The police have had bomb disposal robots forever, but the Pandora's box of weaponizing them was originally opened by the Dallas Police Department.
—
Ron Amadeo,
Ars Technica,
30 Nov. 2022
Blonde was a philosophical Pandora's box.
—
Arabelle Sicardi,
Allure,
19 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandora's box
Noun
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Twice before in the past year, a judge has ordered Blake Rakela to remain ineligible for bail pending trial.
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Guo was convicted of nine of 12 criminal charges during a seven-week trial that prosecutors said showcased his deception of thousands of investors in bogus deals that enabled Guo’s lavish lifestyle.
Noun
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Four years later, an America-first cultural crackdown has freed the Met to cast off the hair shirt of reckoning and celebrate its diverse holdings in a spirit of defiance.
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In an area that used to produce influential Catholic churchmen the way the Dodgers churned out Rookies of the Year, Gomez has amounted to the living equivalent of a hair shirt: a mode of piety that serves no one but the wearer.
Noun
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Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz left the game with left hamstring discomfort in the fourth inning.
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From sky-high heels and stiff business attire to bulky belts and even barefoot passengers (yes, that happens), these in-flight missteps can lead to unnecessary discomfort—or worse, a hygiene horror story.
Noun
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His thumbs slide over her shoulders to give a quick rub.
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No sauce makes for easier eating, but this spice rub still loads on the flavor.
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“Pandora's box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandora%27s%20box. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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