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
Season to taste with salt, and serve hot with coconut chutney, sambar, and pickles if desired.
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Meher Mirza, Saveur, 27 Feb. 2025
Ditch pickles and bronzebacks, bucketmouths and smalljaws.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Swedish meatball sub Swedish meatballs in a nutmeg cream sauce with pickles and fresh dill on a hoagie roll.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025
No onions, extra pickles, or double burger?
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The sandwich featured chicken breast, ghost pepper sauce, pickles and a brioche bun.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
There are also anthropomorphic pickles and hotdogs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Crafted with a blend of three cheeses, the smashed patty is served on a Parker House Bun and topped with two crinkle pickles but no sauce.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025
Jars of free housemade pickles have become customer favorites as well.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
Meher Mirza, Saveur, 27 Feb. 2025
Ditch pickles and bronzebacks, bucketmouths and smalljaws.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Swedish meatball sub Swedish meatballs in a nutmeg cream sauce with pickles and fresh dill on a hoagie roll.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025
No onions, extra pickles, or double burger?
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The sandwich featured chicken breast, ghost pepper sauce, pickles and a brioche bun.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
There are also anthropomorphic pickles and hotdogs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Crafted with a blend of three cheeses, the smashed patty is served on a Parker House Bun and topped with two crinkle pickles but no sauce.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025
Jars of free housemade pickles have become customer favorites as well.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Pickles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickles. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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