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Synonyms

no-win situation

Idioms  

  1. A situation certain to end in failure or disappointment, as in If the in-laws visit them or they visit the in-laws, either way they see it as a no-win situation. [c. 1960]

Example Sentences

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The end result: Renters get caught in something of a no-win situation.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

These tactics deeply annoyed Burns, and they also created a no-win situation for him.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

But in a sense, Fincher was saddled with a no-win situation.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

That stance has increasingly left Mr. Biden in a no-win situation.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2024

It was a no-win situation for the 13 women who had passed the same testing as the men of the Mercury 7.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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