as in dilemmas
a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices
I'm in a quandary about whether I should try to repair my stereo or buy a new one, even though I don't have the money to do either
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Recent Examples of quandaries
Because both of these feats brought Witt into mental quandaries that illustrate where his head is on milestones and where his head is going in terms of where his program is going in its third year.
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Brian Robin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Kristen Arnett weighs in on this and other literary quandaries.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
In her essays, Rallo takes on universal quarter-life quandaries, like how to keep relationships or how to face the OB-GYN.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Plenty of other challenges and ethical quandaries will arise in the meantime.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Stay tuned to read about myths, quandaries, benefits and what's next in the evolution of AI agents in the next part of my article.
—Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
For Jodi Picoult — the author of 29 books, including Mad Honey, Handle With Care, and My Sister’s Keeper — politics has always gone hand in hand with writing novels about moral quandaries and familial sagas.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
After 50+ years exploring the far corners of the world, the director focuses inward — on the human brain, via the cutting-edge field of neuroscience, with its attendant ethical quandaries.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Photographing one’s parents brings out these familiar, yet still fundamental, ethical quandaries.
—Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Brian Robin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Kristen Arnett weighs in on this and other literary quandaries.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
In her essays, Rallo takes on universal quarter-life quandaries, like how to keep relationships or how to face the OB-GYN.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Plenty of other challenges and ethical quandaries will arise in the meantime.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Stay tuned to read about myths, quandaries, benefits and what's next in the evolution of AI agents in the next part of my article.
—Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
For Jodi Picoult — the author of 29 books, including Mad Honey, Handle With Care, and My Sister’s Keeper — politics has always gone hand in hand with writing novels about moral quandaries and familial sagas.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
After 50+ years exploring the far corners of the world, the director focuses inward — on the human brain, via the cutting-edge field of neuroscience, with its attendant ethical quandaries.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Photographing one’s parents brings out these familiar, yet still fundamental, ethical quandaries.
—Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quandaries
dilemmas
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Those on the conference call would likely face very human dilemmas, and that might lead them to deviate from the rules, added Erin Dumbacher, an expert in nuclear policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the creation of wonderful characters and a story that feels spontaneous yet precise in its depiction of power, its moral dilemmas, and the absurd contradictions with the human condition.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Quandaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quandaries. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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