as in make-or-break
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Adjective
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For many, this opportunity is make-or-break and the only thing driving them is the potential delusion of their vision.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025 -
In a city where up to 60% of households in some neighborhoods do not have access to a car, the Maryland Transit Administration plays a make-or-break role.—
Holly Arnold,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the most climactic moment of the trailer is a standoff between Joel and Ellie.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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By the story’s climactic moments, Rader (eventually) takes a more active role in the proceedings, interacting with Mio and Zoe directly in gameplay.—
Kyle Wilson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ukraine considers its hold on Kursk to be crucial to use as leverage in any negotiations to end the war.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Related article European leaders agree on defense spending surge at crucial EU summit on Ukraine Across the pond, US stock futures pointed to a better day ahead.—
John Liu,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In The Last of Us, Ramsey plays Ellie, the young survivor of an apocalyptic plague that has decimated humanity.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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The play looks at a more innocent time in our level of apocalyptic fears and compares it to our current state of high alert.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.—
Claire Messud,
Harper's Magazine,
22 June 2021
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Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.—
Bill St. John,
The Denver Post,
8 May 2017
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“Go-no-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-no-go. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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