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Used with adjectives:
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She described the general situation."
(general, overall, whole, current, present, immediate)
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I don't want to travel in the current international situation."
(international, local, national, world, economic, political)
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We discussed a hypothetical situation in class."
(hypothetical, unlikely, real-world, actual, real, real-life)
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I was afraid of the chaotic situation."
(chaotic, explosive, unstable, volatile)
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You're putting me in an awkward situation."
(awkward, embarrassing, sticky, difficult, uncomfortable)
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We have to be careful with this delicate situation."
(delicate, problematic, stressful, tense, tough, unpleasant, unfortunate)
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I'd never put my children in a dangerous situation."
(dangerous, hazardous, life-threatening, vulnerable)
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The military will take over in an emergency situation."
(emergency, crisis, terrorist)
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He excels in high-pressure situations."
(high-pressure, challenging)
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We are in a win-win situation."
(win-win, lose-lose, no-win, hopeless, alarming, critical, desperate, tragic, terrible)
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What is your employment situation?"
(employment, work, housing, economic, financial)
Used with verbs:
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Your leadership caused this situation."
(caused, brought about, created, led to, resulted in)
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I've never faced a situation like this before."
(faced, been put in, encountered, gotten into)
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How can we avoid that situation?"
(avoid, fix, take control of, defuse, improve, correct, remedy, rectify)
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You don't understand the situation we're in."
(understand, comprehend, grasp)
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Give us some advice after you analyze the situation."
(analyze, assess, consider, discuss, evaluate, examine, look into)
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He's here to judge the situation."
(judge, monitor, review, survey)
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I'll need you to describe the situation."
(describe, explain, outline, sum up, address, control, deal with, handle)
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Businesses wanted to exploit the fearful situation."
(exploit, take advantage, manipulate)
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She quickly lost control of the situation."
(lost control of, aggravated, complicated, worsened)
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A new situation has arisen."
(arisen, come up, developed, unfolded, occurred)
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The situation will exist until we fix it."
(exist, continue, remain, deteriorate, escalate, worsen)
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What does the situation require?"
(require, need, call for)
Used with prepositions:
"
They got themselves in a bad situation."
(in, into)
