as in predicaments
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 pickles
The two whip up a lavish dip packed with cheese, greens and pickles, which add tang to cut through the indulgent creaminess.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Vinegar is everywhere these days, and not just in pickles and salad dressing.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 2026
The current law only allows the sale of homemade bread, jams, spices, honey, pickles, nuts, and other foods that do not need to be refrigerated.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Add pickles, fish flakes or seaweed in the center for extra flavor and nutrients.
—Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Once they've been opened, a jar of pickles is good for about six months.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Pastrami piled high on rye, topped with spicy New York deli mustard and pickles.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
Sook by Maydan is offering a $ 15-per-person Dine LA lunch menu with a choice of beef wrap or chicken shish taouk wrap, served with house pickles, labneh spread, and a farmers market side salad.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Anderson spoke about attempting to send her former spouse some pickles.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Vinegar is everywhere these days, and not just in pickles and salad dressing.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 2026
The current law only allows the sale of homemade bread, jams, spices, honey, pickles, nuts, and other foods that do not need to be refrigerated.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Add pickles, fish flakes or seaweed in the center for extra flavor and nutrients.
—Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Once they've been opened, a jar of pickles is good for about six months.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Pastrami piled high on rye, topped with spicy New York deli mustard and pickles.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
Sook by Maydan is offering a $ 15-per-person Dine LA lunch menu with a choice of beef wrap or chicken shish taouk wrap, served with house pickles, labneh spread, and a farmers market side salad.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Anderson spoke about attempting to send her former spouse some pickles.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickles
Noun
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Winning from behind is not sustainable, and the predicaments in which Chelsea have found themselves this week point to other problems.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Rustin has slyly given her script a focus on women’s needs and feelings, a welcome departure for a genre that usually is more concerned about the men’s predicaments.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Instead of adding more junk to your drawers, these clever gadgets actually solve kitchen dilemmas we’re all faced with.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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My book belongs to ongoing discussions that live in and outlive literary dilemmas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Johnson has only nine jams per NBA shot tracking data, while Richardson has only four dunks this season.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Enjoy them raw in salads, smoothies, and juices, or up the beta carotene availability by cooking them into homemade jams, baked goods, sauces, marinades, or stews.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But otherwise, the kids were free to roam around Iron River, playing football in their front yard and basketball on the playground, or cutting through woods and swamps.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Much of that wildlife is concentrated within Corcovado National Park, 163-plus-square-miles of tropical forest, mangrove swamps, and beaches.—
Laura Kiniry,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At the city’s public latrines, 36 holes upon which people took their comfort breaks line the walls above a drainage system.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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A bit set is also an important addition to your home workshop—look for one with Phillips, square, and star bits to accommodate different types of screws, along with a few drill bits to create pilot holes.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Pickles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickles. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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