rabbit holes

noun

plural of rabbit hole
as in dilemmas
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape shoreline residents are finding themselves helplessly falling down a rabbit hole in their Sisyphean efforts to halt beach erosion

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  1. dilemmas
  2. pickles
  3. predicaments
  4. holes
  5. swamps
Noun
  • Expect plenty of action, interpersonal tensions and philosophical dilemmas around destiny and morality.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Unlike many gardening dilemmas there's actually one right answer, and our gardening experts are here to break down exactly what that is.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
Definition of dilemmas
Noun
  • The company formed when brothers and co-owners Trey and Will Sims quit their day jobs to start making pickles commercially with their friend Andy Anderson.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 2026
  • Seth & Manni's pop-up lunch counter served sandwiches like pulled pork with a side of pickles.
    — Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of pickles
Noun
  • Rather than bridging shortfalls, both Seattle and Washington now face more difficult fiscal predicaments, Joblon said.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
  • The madman strategy is for not-crazy leaders caught in adverse predicaments.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of predicaments
Noun
  • Even with a pair of bogeys on the final four holes, Fleetwood did enough Saturday — a 1-under 69, his third round under par this week — and was five shots behind Sam Burns.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • His 197 strokes over the closing 54 holes a year ago are tied for the second-fewest in the history of the Open.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of holes
Noun
  • Found over the eastern half of the state in swamps and sluggish waterways, coastal marshes, rivers, ponds and streams.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Florida alligator safety 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, 29 June 2026
Definition of swamps
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