as in predicament
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 pickle
Swedish meatball sub Swedish meatballs in a nutmeg cream sauce with pickles and fresh dill on a hoagie roll.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025
The sandwich featured chicken breast, ghost pepper sauce, pickles and a brioche bun.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
There are also anthropomorphic pickles and hotdogs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
New foods include chicken bacon ranch waffle stick, pickle juice lemonade, flaming hot chili mac dog and more.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025
The sandwich featured chicken breast, ghost pepper sauce, pickles and a brioche bun.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
There are also anthropomorphic pickles and hotdogs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
New foods include chicken bacon ranch waffle stick, pickle juice lemonade, flaming hot chili mac dog and more.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pickle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickle
Noun
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Smith turns in an incredibly twisted, emotionally wrenching performance, and watching Riley’s terrifying predicament up close instills a further sense of emotional mystery about what may lie at the end of Ava’s journey.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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This lose-lose analogy aptly describes Florida’s predicament now that President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis are clashing over who should be our next governor.—
Orlando Sentinel,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Listen to this article Ted Hotaling and his wife Keely Garden had a dilemma.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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In essence, that’s the most daunting dilemma of our times in college sports: how to construct rosters amid the relentless flux of the NIL/transfer portal/payday era.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fill the planting hole with garden soil, pressing the soil down gently with your hand.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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To prevent wildfires under a red flag warning, follow these steps: If burning is allowed in your location, make sure all burn barrels are fitted with a weighted metal cover that has holes no bigger than 3/4 of an inch.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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How Guano Sustained America’s Wars When the War of 1812 erupted, the U.S. found itself in a bind.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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If Williams surprisingly transfers, UM would be in a bind.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Enea turned to nature for a solution, planting 38 swamp cypresses (Taxodium distichum), each capable of extracting up to 800 liters of water per day.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Herbs are good, if they’re allowed to flower, as are flowers like anise hyssop, purple coneflower and swamp milkweed.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Russians jam, too, of course—but Russian jamming doesn’t have the impact that Ukrainian jamming does.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Markle reintroduced her lifestyle brand As Ever on Feb. 18, promising to sell jams, herbal teas, cookware, home goods, linens and apparel.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Pickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickle. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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