PANDORA'S BOX Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

pandora's box

noun

Definition of pandora's box

as in trial

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 Being on a government payroll and possibly subject to Senate confirmation would open up a Pandora's box. — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 Threat actors understand that breaching one MSP can open Pandora's box and give them access to dozens of client networks. — James Griffin, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026 Opening a box of old photos opens up a Pandora's box of emotions. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026 And Talanoa Hufanga continued to fly around like a calamity let loose from Pandora's box, adding a key third-down pass-breakup on the Jets' final offensive drive. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 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

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Najib was later detained and became one of the highest-ranking officials to be put on trial.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
There is no methodology which precisely calculates this number, but good trial attorneys can usually get within the ballpark based on their past experiences with similar cases.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of trial

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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.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
And that gave birth to the worst Wolverine, which also gave birth to the idea that the suit is a hair shirt.

— Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024

Definition of hair shirt

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That’s especially true for heavy rub lines that connect bedding areas and food sources.

— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
Chicken thighs seasoned with a bright lemon-herb rub roast briefly before apple wedges, slices of delicata squash (no peeling required), and fennel seeds go into the pan.

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026

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