as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
well, this is a bit of a pickle we've gotten ourselves into
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Recent Examples of pickle
The menu bears a familiar DNA from chef Misti Norris (formally of Petra and the Beast), with ferments, pickles, and preserves making appearances throughout.
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Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
The company makes pickles in flavors such as hot, half-sour and sweet and spicy.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Some Cypress Village residents are beseeching the city to keep it that way, even as the HOA applies to let the pickle balling resume.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Much of the automobile industry is in a pickle.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
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Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
The company makes pickles in flavors such as hot, half-sour and sweet and spicy.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Some Cypress Village residents are beseeching the city to keep it that way, even as the HOA applies to let the pickle balling resume.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Much of the automobile industry is in a pickle.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickle
Noun
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Our predicament was worsened by the motor-laden, vertically floating canoe that offered little support and would not be blown or pushed ashore, and by the loss of untethered life cushions and the lack of life jackets.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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Eddie Howe experienced a similar predicament and challenges on the financial front, with a desire for squad rejuvenation.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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As insecurity intensifies, Mali’s junta faces a strategic dilemma.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Still, even after the election, Magyar has remained relentlessly on message—which is to say, vague and tight-lipped, leaving several inconvenient dilemmas unaddressed.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The Hoosiers have climbed out of that hole thanks to Cignetti.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Heading into this week, the Green Mile was the toughest-three hole stretch on the PGA Tour, with golfers averaging nearly a shot over par while splashing almost 2,000 balls into the water since 2003.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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Yet with tropical countries approaching the year’s first planting season, prices for key commodity crops haven’t yet budged, putting farmers in a bind.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Years of ignoring improper payments while promoting more program enrollment at all costs have now put the Commonwealth’s taxpayers in a bind.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Despite its common name, swamp sunflowers don’t require wet conditions to thrive.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park conserves nearly 13,000 acres of rare hardwood bottomland along the Mississippi River, including eerie bald cypress swamp.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Right-hander Kyle Hurt escaped a jam in the sixth inning when the Braves put the first two runners aboard, while Will Klein, Brock Stewart and Tanner Scott each followed with a scoreless inning.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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If that’s not your culinary jam, the city is also flush with awesome soul food and Delta-style fish restaurants.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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“Pickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickle. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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