as in to end
to come to an end
after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended
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Recent Examples of dead-end
Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
Growing up in a duplex on a dead-end street with her sister, Patti, a longtime Hollywood publicist, her upbringing was steeped in the arts, with her father performing for presidents like FDR and at John F. Kennedy’s wedding.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
View this temporary setback as a detour, and not a dead end.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The available roles may be lower-paying and dead-end jobs people don’t want.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
Growing up in a duplex on a dead-end street with her sister, Patti, a longtime Hollywood publicist, her upbringing was steeped in the arts, with her father performing for presidents like FDR and at John F. Kennedy’s wedding.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
Noun
The driver arrived at a dead end and reversed into a police vehicle driven by a K9 officer, causing the officer’s airbag to deploy, Márquez said.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
View this temporary setback as a detour, and not a dead end.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead-end
Verb
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The game ended on a sacrifice fly at 1:17 a.m. Arkansas will throw junior right-hander Gage Wood against LSU junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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The result, a rare 6-2-5-4 double play to end the inning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Getting Around Oslo With high road tolls and expensive, hard-to-find parking, driving in Oslo can quickly become a hassle, putting a damper on your weekend.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
10 Oct. 2024
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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Noun
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Defensive dilemmas While Arsenal attackers are a challenge to back with rotation expected due to the Champions League, there may be some stability among their goalkeeper and central defenders.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The action in Rust is propelled by an accidental killing and its central moral dilemma concerns an infamous man trying to do the right thing.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Chemotherapy Chemotherapy agents, most commonly docetaxel, may be used when hormone treatments stop working and a person has metastatic CRPC.—
Matthew Wosnitzer,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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Angelo must stop whoever’s coming for his family by searching his past hits for clues, and the list is very long.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
Noun
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With that in mind, give me Denver to keep Game 5 close.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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As of Monday’s market close, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index is down 3.39% since Trump’s inauguration.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Around the corner looms the Baroque-Neoclassical Cádiz Cathedral, a remnant of the city’s 18th-century golden era, when Cádiz was Spain’s main harbor and a gateway to the Americas.—
Christopher Bagley,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2025
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Highway 69 is just around the corner, offering quick access to the Kansas City metro while preserving the quiet, relaxed pace of rural life.—
Prime Development Land Company,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
Verb
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Trump's executive order, which cited Perkins Coie's former representation of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, sought to strip security clearances from the firm's lawyers, virtually halting any dealings with the federal government and restricting its attorneys from accessing most federal buildings.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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High costs halted Trump’s push for a parade in his first term, and the tanks and other heavy vehicles that are part of the Army’s latest plans have raised concerns from city officials about damage to roads.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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There are at least some echoes of the ultra-hyper violent God of War, the famed video game series, and that is getting a live-action adaptation on Amazon Prime Video down the road.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Armed with a clear shot of the getaway car’s license plate, authorities found the Ford Escape two days later, set ablaze on the side of a road in Palmdale.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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“Dead-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead-end. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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