PANDORA'S BOXES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

pandora's boxes

noun

plural of pandora's box

as in trials

a source of many troubles; something that will lead to many problems Their parents are understandably afraid of opening a pandora's box if they buy their oldest child a car.

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Long presented the results at the 2026 European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Madrid last Saturday, confirming earlier press reports and supporting previous trials on the treatment’s benefits.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
Physical changes can be simulated, but live trials affect staff, customers and workflows, making isolation and repeatability much harder.

— Maria Zhang, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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White’s lyrics are bittersweet pinpricks, his keening vocals already in mourning of childhood’s end—of responsibility, of bathing yourself, in so many words, knowledge of death.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Father's Day, like so many holidays, birthdays and anniversaries, can be sharp pinpricks in a long expanse of grief that bring a flood of memories and pain to the surface.

— Shay Martin, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

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