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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 Anderson’s $38 jars of pickles raised $500,000 for the California Wildlife Center. — Marc Malkin, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Its chicken salad scoop options include the Olivia’s Old South (sweet pickles and egg), Jalapeño Holly (with jalapeños), Nutty Nanna (with pecans and cashews), and Barbie Q. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 Fried potato and cheese pierogies topped with brisket, masala barbecue, pickles, street corn and more. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 Whisk them together with diced pickles, brine, and a packet of ranch seasoning, then chill so the flavors can combine and thicken. — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026 Without natto, miso soup, and pickles, my breakfast does not feel complete. — Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 Fischbrötchen, a slab of fish, often pickled or cured, that’s slapped onto a roll with onions, pickles, and sauce, often mayonnaise. — Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026 In the book’s 16 central chapters, Roden wanders from central categories such as yogurt, egg dishes, breads and pickles, showing how the countries of this region prepare stunning variations of common foodstuffs. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026 The pork belly is perfectly cooked, the sauce has a nice tartness and spice and the pickles cut through it all. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickles
  1. predicaments
  2. dilemmas
  3. jams
  4. swamps
  5. holes
Noun
  • On the screen, in a series of daredevil adventures, the actor had extricated himself from a hundred impossible predicaments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Aemond, too, for that matter, while Daemon’s arrogance continues to get Team Black into all sorts of predicaments.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicaments
Noun
  • Like the genre itself, the final season’s lingering dilemmas aren’t unheard of, but the way they’re explored is unique, creative, and insightful.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The show also posed sci-fi ideas, such as the potential dilemmas of time travel and encountering new and strange life forms.
    — Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of dilemmas
Noun
  • Most hoppers require you to place your bills as neat and evenly as possible to avoid jams and other issues, but better hoppers give you some wiggle room.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • If the party gets a little too wild, and someone knocks the jams into the drink, don't worry.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of jams
Noun
  • Staying safe from alligators in Florida Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Stories — real or not — circulated in the 19th and early 20th centuries of White people using Black children as bait while hunting in Florida’s swamps.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of swamps
Noun
  • The event features 36 holes of stroke play Saturday and Sunday, and then takes the top 64 and puts them in a single elimination match-play bracket that begins on Monday and ends with a 36-hole championship match on Thursday.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The plant’s interior pot has drainage holes, hidden in the cachepot, so your plant won’t drown and your hardwoods won’t get wrecked.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of holes

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“Pickles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickles. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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