as in dilemmas
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
if you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn't be in this predicament
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Recent Examples of predicaments
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.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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
Bolstered by its defensive line, Lawrence Academy (1-0) repeatedly forced Thayer’s Evriviades (9-15, 109 yards, INT) into difficult predicaments.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
There’s a two-step process to getting out of these kind of predicaments.
—Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Reading the poem today, one is still struck by the predicaments and responsibilities this voice takes up.
—Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
These extreme predicaments and the deaths of people trapped in flooding homes in the Lower Ninth Ward were powerful reminders of the vulnerability of many low-income, elderly and ill residents who were unable to get out ahead of the disaster.
—Eric Kevin Stern, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
That being said, the news is filled with articles about schools in similar predicaments taking more draconian measures or even being forced to close.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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
Bolstered by its defensive line, Lawrence Academy (1-0) repeatedly forced Thayer’s Evriviades (9-15, 109 yards, INT) into difficult predicaments.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
There’s a two-step process to getting out of these kind of predicaments.
—Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Reading the poem today, one is still struck by the predicaments and responsibilities this voice takes up.
—Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
These extreme predicaments and the deaths of people trapped in flooding homes in the Lower Ninth Ward were powerful reminders of the vulnerability of many low-income, elderly and ill residents who were unable to get out ahead of the disaster.
—Eric Kevin Stern, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
That being said, the news is filled with articles about schools in similar predicaments taking more draconian measures or even being forced to close.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicaments
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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Once they've been opened, a jar of pickles is good for about six months.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Be ready to eat a lot of pickles or give them out to grateful family and friends.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Predicaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicaments. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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