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as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
the party was once again facing its quadrennial quagmire: the candidate sufficiently liberal to win the nomination would be too liberal for the general election
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Recent Examples of quagmire
In June, the hospitality units - which are partly floating on a rowing lake used for the 1976 Olympics - were flooded amid heavy rainfall, which also turned the VIP parking area into a quagmire.
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Dan Cancian, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
De Palma examined the quagmire of entertainment and politics, ambition and ethics and treachery in a world still haunted by the reality of political assassination yet hidden by propaganda and celebrity fever.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Aug. 2024
The British economy is stuck in a quagmire of low growth.
—David Lammy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
Nobody asks more patience of its fans than the Fins, who were last NFL champions when Richard Nixon was drowning in a quagmire called Watergate about a half century ago.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
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Dan Cancian, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
De Palma examined the quagmire of entertainment and politics, ambition and ethics and treachery in a world still haunted by the reality of political assassination yet hidden by propaganda and celebrity fever.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Aug. 2024
The British economy is stuck in a quagmire of low growth.
—David Lammy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
Nobody asks more patience of its fans than the Fins, who were last NFL champions when Richard Nixon was drowning in a quagmire called Watergate about a half century ago.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quagmire
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President Joe Biden cast his vote for president Monday, and the outgoing commander in chief found himself in the rare predicament of waiting in line.Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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Netto and Schindler take pains to point out the irony of Iris’ predicament: Iris has emerged from the emotionally catatonic state that she’s been in since the day of her son’s accident… just to wind up in a physically catatonic state at the site of her son’s accident.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Six weeks later, what began as a missing persons case became a murder mystery, as Karen's body was found hidden beneath a tangle of vines by a caretaker near Bledsoe Cemetery in Dyer County.Gemma Schneider, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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There’s also a big tangle of conflicting feelings and emotional contexts at play here.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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As Bitcoin Suddenly Surges Toward $100,000 Price Now Hackers Are Using Snail Mail In Cyber Attacks—Here’s How Addressing The Core Issues Fellowships, workshops and coaching models have been created to address the pipeline dilemma and prepare BIPOC leaders for executive roles.Danielle Moss Cox, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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In fact, one 2017 study published in the Journal of Business Ethics found that greater knowledge about sustainability is a source of dilemma, tension, and paralysis for people trying to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
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Finding new customers cannot and must not be the only solution to solving customer churn—that can be a trap.Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Carpets are a home’s No.1 dirt trap and need thorough regular vacuuming.Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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What’s unfortunate is that WWE is in a booking pickle because Gunther and Rhodes could use the momentum-building win at Crown Jewel.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Poached from Chipotle at considerable expense, Niccol is in a pickle.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Those losses sank her into a morass of regret and substance use, which spurred a break from the industry to recollect.Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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Even far from the morass of toxic politics, misinformation and conspiracy theories, this software is eroding our trust in what’s true and displacing it with bizarre hallucinations.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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His latest monologue, in contrast, is submerged in the swamp of vintage misogyny.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Fight Club’s insights about the consequences of men rallying around resentment remain apt today, a period in which Donald Trump’s grievance politics and the growing swamp of the manosphere are shaping American masculinity.Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
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Jen and Lilia — now seemingly under someone’s (Teen’s?) spell, eyes glowing a frosty, neon blue — throw Agatha into the quicksand.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Unfortunately, the two decisions put Indians into constitutional quicksand.Daniel Mandell / Made by History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Quagmire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quagmire. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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