Thesaurus results for PICKLES

pickles

noun

plural of pickle

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 The six-hour event at Art History Brewing in Geneva was offered by the Streetz Artz Alliance group and featured more than a dozen local artisans whose products ranged from hot sauce and custom woodwork to body care products, jewelry, bread, pickles and more. —

David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 Burd, who hates pickles, was hesitant to eat it and felt like throwing up. —

Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026 The group ate pickles together (Burd, who hates pickles, put one in his mouth but couldn’t chew it and spit it out). —

Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026 The beef patty is topped with American cheese and onions, tomato, pickles, and lettuce. —

Richard Guzman, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026 For lunch Henrietta serves as an informal deli with a smattering of seasonal salads and sandwiches such as mushroom French dips and turkey with bread-and-butter-style fennel pickles. —

Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026 It is traditionally topped with lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise, ketchup, pickles, and onions. —

Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026 Cocktails like the Gibson get a modern twist, made with Neversink New York gin, leek vermouth, sherry vinegar, and pickles. —

Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026 Martha Stewart hosted a luncheon at Joe’s Stone Crab, Italian celebrity butcher Dario Cecchini tossed slabs of beef into an eager dinner crowd, and Ray reprised her Burger Bash, where everything from Kool-Aid pickles to foie gras adorned smashed wagyu patties on potato buns. —

J.m. Hirsch, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Winning from behind is not sustainable, and the predicaments in which Chelsea have found themselves this week point to other problems.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Rustin has slyly given her script a focus on women’s needs and feelings, a welcome departure for a genre that usually is more concerned about the men’s predicaments.

— Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026