Synonyms for in the lurch
in the lurch

Princeton's WordNet

1. in the lurchadverb

   in a difficult or vulnerable position

   "he resigned and left me in the lurch"

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1. Diane Derzis:

   This was always a very busy clinic. So we realize the numbers of women who are going to be left in the lurch and will have to travel out of state, or continue a pregnancy, or do something themselves. It's the latter that worries you more than anything else. Because there's definitely desperation.

2. Comptroller Scott Stringer:

   New York City Bike Share's management of Citi Bike left too many New Yorkers in the lurch, while Citi Bike has become part of our urban landscape, auditors found that the bike sharing program's spotty maintenance, poorly-cleaned bikes and substandard docking stations inconvenienced riders and discouraged growth in the system.

3. Jason Miller:

   Directionally Biden's liberal policies really scare people, and more are unaware of the crazy leftist lurch Joe Biden's made since the primary, i would expect them to be fully educated on all of it by Election Day though.

4. Shannon Liss-Riordan:

   Yesterday was the official separation date for thousands of Twitter employees, and after months of chaos and uncertainty created by Elon Musk, these workers remain in the lurch.

5. Ross Gerber:

   Tesla's biggest issue is poor communication. They continue to lurch from announcement to announcement with lot of uncertainty.