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
Plus, the sandwich has Big Mac sauce, cheese, lettuce and pickles sandwiched between a sesame seed bun.
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The Wendy's Krabby Patty is made with a quarter pound beef patty, two slices of American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion and a secret Krabby Patty sauce on a toasted bun.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Or visit Indian Pueblo Cultural Center’s restaurant in Albuquerque for modern pueblo favorites, like fried tacos and Kool-Aid pickles, after watching a live Native American dance performance.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Brooklyn Pickle also offers subs, wraps, soups, salads and a variety of pickles.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Serve it family-style with lentils, naan and pickles, yogurt or other condiments.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The Wendy's Krabby Patty is made with a quarter pound beef patty, two slices of American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion and a secret Krabby Patty sauce on a toasted bun.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Or visit Indian Pueblo Cultural Center’s restaurant in Albuquerque for modern pueblo favorites, like fried tacos and Kool-Aid pickles, after watching a live Native American dance performance.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Brooklyn Pickle also offers subs, wraps, soups, salads and a variety of pickles.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Serve it family-style with lentils, naan and pickles, yogurt or other condiments.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Pickles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickles. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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