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as in problem
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 predicament
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 dilemma
The dilemma Mike has two iPhones, one for personal use and another for work.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
What Ryan does brilliantly is navigate difficult, real-life dilemmas — politics, religion, how to survive as a person, how to get through life, how to find a little corner of happiness for yourself, how to have some love in your day.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
Mars enters Leo today, prompting you to take charge of a project or address a family dilemma.
—USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
The mercurial billionaire’s fawning support of a Republican candidate who promises to roll back environmental progress is a dilemma for a company whose core buyers identify as climate-conscious Democrats.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
What Ryan does brilliantly is navigate difficult, real-life dilemmas — politics, religion, how to survive as a person, how to get through life, how to find a little corner of happiness for yourself, how to have some love in your day.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
Mars enters Leo today, prompting you to take charge of a project or address a family dilemma.
—USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
The mercurial billionaire’s fawning support of a Republican candidate who promises to roll back environmental progress is a dilemma for a company whose core buyers identify as climate-conscious Democrats.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilemma
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There’s also a problem on the booze level with Christiaan, who makes his cake with a Dutch confection called advocaat.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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The markets and materials that these countries possess will only become more central to solving problems that the incoming president expresses great interest in addressing, such as bolstering U.S. supply chains and securing critical minerals.Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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President Joe Biden cast his vote for president Monday, and the outgoing commander in chief found himself in the rare predicament of waiting in line.Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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Netto and Schindler take pains to point out the irony of Iris’ predicament: Iris has emerged from the emotionally catatonic state that she’s been in since the day of her son’s accident… just to wind up in a physically catatonic state at the site of her son’s accident.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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But assuming consciousness in other species brings up profound moral quandaries.Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
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Each one offers a chance at an encounter with a deadly alien or a moral quandary that will take time to discuss over a soy paste dinner or, most likely a little of both.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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What’s unfortunate is that WWE is in a booking pickle because Gunther and Rhodes could use the momentum-building win at Crown Jewel.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Poached from Chipotle at considerable expense, Niccol is in a pickle.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Dilemma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilemma. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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