as in trial
a source of many troubles; something that will lead to many problems
Their parents are understandably afraid of opening a pandora's box if they buy their oldest child a car.
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Advances in technology have opened an exciting possibility or perhaps stirred a Pandora's box.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Meta's plan to generate synthetic content tailored to individual users — which attracted little notice this week amid a slew of product announcements — opens a whole new Pandora's box in an AI world already full of them.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Both Cancer and Sagittarius possess a rich inner world similar to Pandora's box, each containing a wealth of complexities and unique attributes waiting to be explored.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
There is also the possibility that the AI worries that humans will open Pandora's box.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2023
The police have had bomb disposal robots forever, but the Pandora's box of weaponizing them was originally opened by the Dallas Police Department.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2022
Blonde was a philosophical Pandora's box.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 19 Nov. 2022
Thompson said the trigger ban has opened up Pandora's box, creating a wave of tragedy and trauma for women across the state.
—ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022
Donham's unpublished memoir shows that the Pandora's box opened by Till's brutal death remains opened.
—Peniel Joseph, CNN, 22 July 2022
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Meta's plan to generate synthetic content tailored to individual users — which attracted little notice this week amid a slew of product announcements — opens a whole new Pandora's box in an AI world already full of them.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Both Cancer and Sagittarius possess a rich inner world similar to Pandora's box, each containing a wealth of complexities and unique attributes waiting to be explored.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
There is also the possibility that the AI worries that humans will open Pandora's box.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2023
The police have had bomb disposal robots forever, but the Pandora's box of weaponizing them was originally opened by the Dallas Police Department.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2022
Blonde was a philosophical Pandora's box.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 19 Nov. 2022
Thompson said the trigger ban has opened up Pandora's box, creating a wave of tragedy and trauma for women across the state.
—ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022
Donham's unpublished memoir shows that the Pandora's box opened by Till's brutal death remains opened.
—Peniel Joseph, CNN, 22 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandora's box
Noun
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That trial resulted in a mistrial after the juries deadlocked.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Given life in prison without parole in their second trial in 1996 for the 1989 shotgun killing of their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Talking about wedding vows was like donning a hair shirt.Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
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The novel aesthetic of Art Nouveau wrapped modernism in the garb of pleasure, instead of in the hair shirt of social obligation and moral uplift.Regina Cole, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Available in four versatile colors, the luxe boots give your favorite outfits a level of elegance and sophistication without exposing your feet to hours of discomfort thanks to the 1.75-inch heels and supportive midsoles.Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Eric might finally be ready then, and recovered from discomfort in the abductor of his right leg picked up when Barca beat Sevilla 5-1 on October 20.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The dry rub is for Alta Adams’ brisket as well as the ribs at recently opened Locol.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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In there might lay the real rub here for the Menendez brothers and for George Gascón.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Pandora's box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandora%27s%20box. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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