as in predicaments
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 pickles
Once they've been opened, a jar of pickles is good for about six months.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Be ready to eat a lot of pickles or give them out to grateful family and friends.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
There is an uptick in search interest for pickles every summer, but interest overall has increased in recent years.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
The Cubano is a fan favorite with braised pork and ham topped with Swiss, pickles, and mustard sauce on French bread.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Each burger is topped with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles on a brioche bun.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Our Burger from Wahlburgers The Our Burger from Wahlburgers features a certified Angus Beef patty, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles, per the chain's website.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The cheeseburger is a smashed Fischer Farm Patty with griddled onions, iceberg lettuce, sharp American cheese, pickles and Toasty sauce.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
The all-beef patty burgers are served with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles on a brioche bun.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Heather Bien, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Be ready to eat a lot of pickles or give them out to grateful family and friends.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
There is an uptick in search interest for pickles every summer, but interest overall has increased in recent years.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
The Cubano is a fan favorite with braised pork and ham topped with Swiss, pickles, and mustard sauce on French bread.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Each burger is topped with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles on a brioche bun.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Our Burger from Wahlburgers The Our Burger from Wahlburgers features a certified Angus Beef patty, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles, per the chain's website.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The cheeseburger is a smashed Fischer Farm Patty with griddled onions, iceberg lettuce, sharp American cheese, pickles and Toasty sauce.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
The all-beef patty burgers are served with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles on a brioche bun.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickles
Noun
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Pakistan Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said his nation was hoping for more of a consensus going into Tuesday’s vote given the funding predicaments and operational issues that have dogged the MSS.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Is River in desperate need of some R&R, or is everyone else projecting their own predicaments onto him?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The dilemmas of post-revolutionary life—in particular, the gap between fulsome propaganda and flawed realities—were efficiently captured, as usual, in the popular genre known as the anekdot.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the plot, a fictional president of Italy faces moral and ethical dilemmas.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As their name suggests, annual killifish appear for a brief period of the year in floodplains, wetlands, swamps and other temporary aquatic environments.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Inside you’ll find fruit jams and pastes from tangy pineapple and strawberry to pumpkin, fig or even custard.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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No hot water baths or pressure canning, the technique uses modern day refrigerators and freezers to store small batches of homemade jams, condiments and spreads, plus chutneys, pickles, relishes and ketchups.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In his first taste of NBA preseason action, Flagg continued to look like a player without any glaring holes in his game.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The black bucket with a purple lid and a spider atop comes filled with 50 Munchkins doughnut holes.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This Amazon top-selling robot vacuum is self-emptying, uses an extending brush arm to thoroughly clean corners, and maneuvers intelligently around obstacles.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Russell’s eyes soften; the corners of her mouth curl upward.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Pickles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickles. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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