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 Mix The Laughing Cow Dill Pickle Flavor Spreadable Cheese Wedges with the pickle juice until slightly smooth. —
Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2026 Add a layer of shredded lettuce, glazed chicken, pickles and vegetable salad. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026 Toss sauerkraut, kimchi, or fermented pickles into salads, sandwiches, and other cold dishes. —Lindsey Desoto, Health, 8 Apr. 2026 Friday, April 24, Chicken and pickle sandwich with whole grain bun, wedge potatoes, beans, Mandarin oranges, milk. —Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pickle
Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2026 Add a layer of shredded lettuce, glazed chicken, pickles and vegetable salad. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026 Toss sauerkraut, kimchi, or fermented pickles into salads, sandwiches, and other cold dishes. —Lindsey Desoto, Health, 8 Apr. 2026 Friday, April 24, Chicken and pickle sandwich with whole grain bun, wedge potatoes, beans, Mandarin oranges, milk. —Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pickle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickle
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After realizing their predicament, the couple was forced to swim to a buoy about a mile from shore.— Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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The inward-looking nature of the melancholy Dane — conflicted and cocooned in his thoughts, paralyzed by his own intelligence, while the world constantly reflects back to him his own psychological predicament — feels oddly suited for our solipsistic times.— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
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The Sox faced an interesting dilemma in the 11th inning on Saturday.— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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That’s Duncan’s dilemma from the very beginning of this fitfully hilarious episode of The Audacity.— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2026
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Round pegs found round holes all over the pitch.— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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To make your yard appealing to a wide variety of bees, install several bee houses with nesting holes of varying sizes.— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
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Years of ignoring improper payments while promoting more program enrollment at all costs have now put the Commonwealth’s taxpayers in a bind.— Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Duncan, along with Council Member Melissa Robinson, expressed concern that the funding could put the city in a financial bind later in the fiscal year.— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
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Options like live oak, swamp white oak, and bald cypress resist pests and adapt to various soil and weather conditions.— Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 18 Apr. 2026
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Asian swamp eels have no pectoral fins.— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Each cookie also has a delightful dollop of lemon jam in the center.— Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026
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This set comes with six 16-ounce jars perfect for storing homemade sauces, salsa, jam, and more.— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Pickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pickle. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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