as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
shoreline residents are finding themselves helplessly falling down a rabbit hole in their Sisyphean efforts to halt beach erosion
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Recent Examples of rabbit hole
But that’s the wonderful thing about Terry, who can go down those rabbit holes.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Color and race Williams never expected to find herself in such a deep rabbit hole over Carver’s history — after all, the scientist was best known for his work with agricultural crops.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Falling down the rabbit hole of a quaalude addiction, Callas names a British documentarian doing a story on her life (that is actually a figment of her imagination) after her favorite to take: Mandrax.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Social media algorithms are designed to keep us engaged, often leading us down rabbit holes of content that offers little value yet consumes significant time.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Color and race Williams never expected to find herself in such a deep rabbit hole over Carver’s history — after all, the scientist was best known for his work with agricultural crops.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Falling down the rabbit hole of a quaalude addiction, Callas names a British documentarian doing a story on her life (that is actually a figment of her imagination) after her favorite to take: Mandrax.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Social media algorithms are designed to keep us engaged, often leading us down rabbit holes of content that offers little value yet consumes significant time.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rabbit hole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit hole
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With the consumer behavior of Millennials and Gen-Z—combined with the rising ethnic population and increasing buying power of Boomers—iconic brands, as well as emerging brands, face a dilemma around who to focus on, how to position themselves and where to invest for the best return on investment.Santhi Ramesh, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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These black eyes on California are critical dilemmas.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Having a deal that runs out on said date is a predicament that a trio of Barca stars including Inigo Martinez, Wojciech Szczesny and Gerard Martin find themselves in.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The legal effort was short-lived, as the federal judge presiding over the case quickly arrived at the same conclusion as Tagliabue, that Belichick was the one to blame for his professional predicament.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The McRib features boneless pork slathered with tangy barbecue sauce and topped with onions and pickles.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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Plus a food menu that leans heavily on Irish classics such as sausage rolls with curry mayo and Branston pickle, seafood chowder, ham and cheese toasties and crispy fish and chips.Laurie Werner, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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After digging an early 16–2 hole, George Mason stunned the favorites by winning 65–60.Newsweek, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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With these rigs, the line holder works in the ordinary way, but the line runs through a small hole in the top of a wooden box that has no bottom.Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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The fluid and fast-moving developments across Syria have put U.S. President Joe Biden's administration in yet another foreign policy bind just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Kramer’s flick acts more as a documentary than as a fiction in Ross’s hands, a documentary about the bind of acting when the face is so present, the horizon of meaning.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk ... think about it ...Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The satellite rolled into a swamp, whereupon it was nicknamed Kaputnik.Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The New Year is around the corner, and every December, people begin to think, what will this New Year hold?Erik Logan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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With 2025 around the corner, the investment firm likes a mix of both defensive and value stocks heading into the new year.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Rabbit hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit%20hole. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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