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Which word fits this meaning? Soft, boggy ground; figuratively, a difficult situation from which escape is hard.
noun
Reveal word and examples quagmire Conflicting promises drew the committee into a quagmire of scheduling problems. Dictionary practice example. The search became a quagmire when each available room depended on another booking being moved first. From When One Change Leads to Another . Full dictionary entry How did you do before revealing the answer?
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