as in dilemma
a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices I'm in a quandary about whether I should try to repair my stereo or buy a new one, even though I don't have the money to do either

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Recent Examples of quandary Any boy group that started as young Seventeen must contend with the quandary of how to age gracefully alongside its music and fans. Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025 The premise fits like a glove with the music industry, and Washington is smooth as silk, delivering one of his best recent performances as a man caught in an impossible moral quandary. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2025 This philosophical quandary can become chillingly real at a rapid pace. Mika Newton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 And so part of her quandary is having to deal with the disconnect between the weird stories that she’s grown up with and the fact that this has actually happened to her. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for quandary
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dilemma
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  • The feed surfaces chats containing legal dilemmas, therapy discussions, and deeply personal confessions, often linked to real accounts.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • The dilemma GenAI faces is similar to past hyped technology cycles like IoT or blockchain.
    Leonard Lee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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“Quandary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quandary. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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