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as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
the party was once again facing its quadrennial quagmire: the candidate sufficiently liberal to win the nomination would be too liberal for the general election
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Recent Examples of quagmire
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development dropped a bomb on the already difficult-to-navigate quagmire, further complicated by the ongoing legal saga over the freeze.
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Any zealots seeking patriotic appeal would need to grapple with her default arc: a walking moral quagmire.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Because to my knowledge, there are no architects that got stuck in the quagmire of the Second World War.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
There is no single champion for the region, and there is no consensus on how to bring the area out of its quagmire.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Any zealots seeking patriotic appeal would need to grapple with her default arc: a walking moral quagmire.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Because to my knowledge, there are no architects that got stuck in the quagmire of the Second World War.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
There is no single champion for the region, and there is no consensus on how to bring the area out of its quagmire.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quagmire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quagmire
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In fact, Luton are only four points behind Stoke City, yet another top-flight old boy, in 18th place, so there is a path out of this predicament.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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The predicament got even worse the following day, when Perez’s RB16 stopped on the formation lap and he was forced to start from the pit-lane.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The shoes stirred something deeper — a tangle of racial and social complexities that came with simply wanting to buy, own, or even wear them.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Even actor Kevin Bacon has found his way into this tangle of out-of-state donors.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Role of Blockchain Technology and AI This ethical and creative dilemma could find a promising resolution through blockchain technology.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The ethical dilemma of how a journalist like Goldberg should have responded to the accidental invitation to the chat was another focal point.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2025
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Too many ambitious people fall into the trap of chasing other people’s definitions of discipline instead of their own.—
Kody Boye,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Big mistake: Kitchens get plenty dirty already, but the top of your refrigerator can be a veritable dust trap.—
Lauren Phillips,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Mar. 2025
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The namesake Bad Boy Burger ($11.99) is two quarter-pound patties, bacon, American cheese, Swiss cheese, chili, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup and mustard.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2025
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Step 6: Diversify into the golf course and mango pickle industries.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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What’s going on For months, Tesla has been struggling with a public relations morass due to Musk’s central role in the White House.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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The manuals of government departments provide intricate guidelines and procedures, totaling an intimidating morass of rules—guidebooks that the bureaucracy can use to justify its actions, or lack thereof.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Search and recovery efforts continue for the fourth U.S. Army soldier who went missing in Lithuania last week when a U.S. armored vehicle was submerged in a swamp during a training mission.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
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The fourth and final missing U.S. soldier whose armored vehicle sank in a swamp in Lithuania last week was found deceased Tuesday.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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True educational opportunity requires not just access to loans, but a system that doesn't trap families in financial quicksand for generations.—
Alison Griffin,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Relying solely on perks in such an environment is like building a castle on quicksand.—
Ankita Singh,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Quagmire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quagmire. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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