as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
if you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn't be in this predicament
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
In it, the author works to expand her own experiences of fatherlessness and social isolation into a story of her country’s predicament.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
Chantelle and Kelly, two flight attendants on vacation in the U.K., spoke to Newsweek about their unique predicament.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
In the Heat’s case, the franchise’s unfortunate predicament stems mostly from personnel decisions involving veteran players, decisions largely made by team president Pat Riley with input from several others.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
In it, the author works to expand her own experiences of fatherlessness and social isolation into a story of her country’s predicament.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
Chantelle and Kelly, two flight attendants on vacation in the U.K., spoke to Newsweek about their unique predicament.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
In the Heat’s case, the franchise’s unfortunate predicament stems mostly from personnel decisions involving veteran players, decisions largely made by team president Pat Riley with input from several others.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for predicament
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“Predicament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicament. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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