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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 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 The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 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
  • 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
  • From late May through early September, weekly music jams with fiddles and banjos celebrate the area’s musical heritage.
    — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 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
  • Each pad has more than 200 ventilation holes to boost airflow around your bust to prevent you from overheating.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Tiny holes in the graphite allowed the microscope’s metal tip to scan the semiconductor underneath.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of holes

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“Pickles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickles. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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