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as in problems
a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices
faced with a dilemma of whether to risk continuing to drive in the dangerous storm or to give up searching for the lost dog and hope he survived
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as in predicaments
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with home prices in a free fall, sellers were in a terrible dilemma
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Recent Examples of dilemmas
Chief among these dilemmas is the portrayal of violence.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Some of the challenges include balancing business goals with ethical considerations, facing dilemmas when pressured to cut corners or prioritize short-term gains and incurring costs and time delays to ethically source supply chains.
—Ken Sterling, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The series, which comes from Fresh Produce Media, follows disgraced astrophysicist Veronica Chapel (Brewster) through a high-stakes adventure of astronomical proportions – and even bigger ethical dilemmas.
—Peter White, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Submit a question to Vox’s philosophical advice column Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a new framework for thinking through your ethical dilemmas.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
The dilemmas also extended to post-production, as Scott’s initial cut was nearly four hours long.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
Anyone with a penchant for antiquity in all its manifestations is bound to face similar dilemmas.
—Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Parents are faced with daily questions, dilemmas, and predicaments.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
On the other hand, the leak has spotlighted systemic issues, such as the undervaluation of creative labor and the ethical dilemmas surrounding AI’s reliance on human creativity.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Some of the challenges include balancing business goals with ethical considerations, facing dilemmas when pressured to cut corners or prioritize short-term gains and incurring costs and time delays to ethically source supply chains.
—Ken Sterling, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The series, which comes from Fresh Produce Media, follows disgraced astrophysicist Veronica Chapel (Brewster) through a high-stakes adventure of astronomical proportions – and even bigger ethical dilemmas.
—Peter White, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Submit a question to Vox’s philosophical advice column Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a new framework for thinking through your ethical dilemmas.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
The dilemmas also extended to post-production, as Scott’s initial cut was nearly four hours long.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
Anyone with a penchant for antiquity in all its manifestations is bound to face similar dilemmas.
—Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Parents are faced with daily questions, dilemmas, and predicaments.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
On the other hand, the leak has spotlighted systemic issues, such as the undervaluation of creative labor and the ethical dilemmas surrounding AI’s reliance on human creativity.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilemmas
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Photographing one’s parents brings out these familiar, yet still fundamental, ethical quandaries.Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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These types of project selection quandaries are reflected in new research, which models the effectiveness of common decision methods such as voting, scoring, and ranking.Ronald Klingebiel Lucas Böttcher, Harvard Business Review, 2 Dec. 2024
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Get your little buns, get your little pickles, a fun mustard or two, delightful.Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
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Highly acidic foods like pickles and tomatoes will react with the can after an extended period of time, causing both taste and texture changes so pay particularly close attention to expiration dates on these items.Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Symptoms of the the flu-like disease so far include headaches, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, and anemia.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Patients’ symptoms have included headache, cough, fever, breathing difficulties, body aches and anemia.Brenda Goodman, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Dilemmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilemmas. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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