as in dilemma
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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Recent Examples of rabbit hole
In the process, however, Julio tumbles down even more rabbit holes filled with unending bureaucratic obstacles.
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Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
The Vince Staples Show (Netflix) The good news: Netflix has renewed this semi-autobiographical comedy from one of our most consistently fascinating rappers, which plunges down the rabbit hole into an uncanny version of Vince Staples’ Long Beach, Calif. hometown, for a second season.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Set Design The director and production designer Craig Lathrop went down a historical rabbit hole to create a convincing setting for the horror film's latest adaptation
By Maya Ibbitson
December 23, 2024
Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu (in theaters December 25) is the third film to bear this name.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
This is a funny commentary on our embarrassing listens, and the random rabbit holes and deep cuts people lean into — and the silent majority influence of podcasters.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
The Vince Staples Show (Netflix) The good news: Netflix has renewed this semi-autobiographical comedy from one of our most consistently fascinating rappers, which plunges down the rabbit hole into an uncanny version of Vince Staples’ Long Beach, Calif. hometown, for a second season.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Set Design The director and production designer Craig Lathrop went down a historical rabbit hole to create a convincing setting for the horror film's latest adaptation
By Maya Ibbitson
December 23, 2024
Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu (in theaters December 25) is the third film to bear this name.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
This is a funny commentary on our embarrassing listens, and the random rabbit holes and deep cuts people lean into — and the silent majority influence of podcasters.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rabbit hole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit hole
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That dilemma will challenge Rubio, who has frequently criticized the Biden administration as too accommodating to Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, and too lenient in its policies toward Cuba.Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Consider this dilemma: someone has an old home in a high-price area and is considering adding a bathroom to the home.Cicely Jones, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The confusion over Everton’s managerial situation has been unhelpful given the team’s predicament.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The widespread indifference to the Uyghurs’ predicament exposes double standards, not only among today’s prevailing political ideologies, but also within the international politics of human rights.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Leftover charcuterie is a bit of a challenge, with items as diverse as fig jam or Jamón Ibérico and a vast spread of about six categories (carbs, meat, cheese, spreads, pickles, and nuts).Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant serves chili on burgers — which come in single, double and triple patty options, each with tomatoes, pickles, onions and mustard.Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
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The pieces vary in size and shape; a few have small holes cut in them.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Some holes can’t be filled, and no writer, no matter how skilled, can return their subject to anything truly resembling life.Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The city put itself in a bind by increasing rank-and-file police officer wages without providing comparable increases to supervisory ranks, Vallelong said.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Sensing the Heat is in a bind, other teams have presented Miami with unappealing offers.Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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The footprints took the deputies through a field, a wooded area and then to the edge of a swamp.David Chiu, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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And this is the conundrum that every would be drainer of swamps must face.Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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At the Fred Meyer at the corner of Franklin Road and Orchard Street in Boise, another sign explained the situation to shoppers.Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
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The police shooting happened around the corner from where a 57-year-old woman was shot by a stray bullet earlier Friday, cops said.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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