as in dilemma
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 quandary
In McWilliams’s and McLagan’s view, offal provides a real way to combat the moral quandary of meat eating.
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
John Price, the superintendent of North Chicago School District 187, said the quandary has prompted the district to stall the implementation of a Black Excellence program designed to help a particular student group that does not perform as well as others on certain standardized tests.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the only solution to this quandary, Gee writes, is to move offworld in great numbers.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Santos and Collins deal with their own moral and legal quandaries.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
John Price, the superintendent of North Chicago School District 187, said the quandary has prompted the district to stall the implementation of a Black Excellence program designed to help a particular student group that does not perform as well as others on certain standardized tests.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the only solution to this quandary, Gee writes, is to move offworld in great numbers.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Santos and Collins deal with their own moral and legal quandaries.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quandary
dilemma
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Many of Cuomo’s mayoral race opponents have condemned the spending, saying the PAC gives him an unfair advantage in the race and poses an ethical dilemma since many of its contributors have city government business interests.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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Here are eight passages that capture the new pope’s thinking as a young scholar on leadership, authority and some of the church’s most pressing dilemmas.—
Ruth Graham,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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