Thesaurus results for STICKY WICKET

sticky wicket

noun

Definition of sticky wicket

as in dilemma

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape with both sets of in-laws insisting that we spend Thanksgiving with them, we were on a sticky wicket indeed

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Recent Examples of sticky wicket The sticky wicket, which has been the stickiest for AI-tech megacaps, is investor angst around capital expenditures and a sluggish pace of return that could send the stock on a nosedive. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Of philosophy’s many sticky wickets, consciousness is perhaps the most perplexing. — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 To that, timestamps may prove a sticky wicket for a part of Baldoni’s argument against the Times. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025 That third spot is a sticky wicket for a team projected to be just outside the top five in the game. — Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 While reforms have been proposed in the past under other leaders, they have gotten caught up in a sticky wicket of state bureaucracy. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024 The situation is a sticky wicket, to use an old-fashioned term from the sport of cricket, for the countless interest groups that depend on money from the budget. — Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024 In contrast, altering and editing an image can be a much more nuanced process that makes determining what part is from humans a sticky wicket. — Drew McLellan, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023

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Noun

Although both recommended Eisenkot to the president, their support presents a dilemma for some of his prospective coalition partners, who have ruled out depending on Arab parties to establish a government.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Political ambition and demography will likely combine to create a dilemma for the state’s dominant Democrats.

— Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of dilemma

Noun

While Brand has been largely condemned, media figures including conservative pundit Megyn Kelly and entrepreneur Elon Musk have expressed sympathy over his predicament.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
As a result, what was once a difficult political landscape for the state’s minority party now approaches an existential predicament.

— Robert T.F. Downes, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of predicament

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Laila is in Conteh’s crosshairs for whatever reasons are behind her being removed from active duty, and Reed could get her out of whatever that pickle is.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
The standard dressing at the 51-year-old stand consists of mustard, relish, onions, tomato, pickle spears, and celery salt, and adds lettuce, green peppers, and cucumber slices (hot peppers are available on request).

— Amy Cavanaugh, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of pickle

Noun

Midway through the third quarter, Riley burst through a wide-open hole and beat the Rams’ final defensive back for speed to race down the sideline for a 31-yard touchdown and his third of the night.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026
This month, a series of explosions will blow holes in the former SS United States, sinking it some 25 miles off the Florida panhandle to become the world’s largest artificial reef.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of hole

Noun

Previously, Justice Department attorneys have argued that seizing ships puts the government in a financial bind, so selling the vessels is necessary to avoid tens of millions of dollars in maintenance and repair costs.

— Tom Winter, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Health care has put Americans and America in a massive financial bind, and no one is coming to bail us out.

— Paul Markovich, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of bind

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Certainly one of those features that hits as nicer on the show floor than in a mosquito- and midge-infested patch of swamp-adjacent wilderness, the hatch opens up a breezy indoor/outdoor setup with al fresco-style dining room.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2026
Two does and two fawns came out into full view, and a buck ran into the swamp behind a little rise of ground.

— ANGUS CAMERON, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026

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