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Recent Examples of nonstarter
But Saudi Arabia's leadership has repeatedly insisted normalization can't happen until an independent Palestinian state is created, a term the Israeli government now sees as a nonstarter.
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Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
For Lukas, that was also a nonstarter given the nature of her organization's work.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Public opposition over safety and questions about long-term storage of radioactive waste have made building new nuclear facilities almost a nonstarter.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Giving away a bundle of advanced security features permanently was a nonstarter inside Microsoft, an executive told ProPublica.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
For Lukas, that was also a nonstarter given the nature of her organization's work.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Public opposition over safety and questions about long-term storage of radioactive waste have made building new nuclear facilities almost a nonstarter.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Giving away a bundle of advanced security features permanently was a nonstarter inside Microsoft, an executive told ProPublica.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for nonstarter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
Noun
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Coaching hire winners and losers: In all, seven teams made leadership changes at the top.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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No more participation trophies for Bill Plaschke! Los Angeles’ lovable loser nailed it by predicting the Eagles’ big win, ending his losing tradition that envied the Benoit Benjamin Clippers of the 1980s!—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Further reading on the DOGE savings tracker fiasco.—
Brian Barrett,
WIRED,
20 Feb. 2025
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This turned out to be the real classic between these rivals, not that fiasco of a Winter Classic that was the Hawks’ 6-2 loss on New Year’s Eve at Wrigley Field.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Hotels have had a strong recovery since the washout year of 2021.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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An east wind will maintain a higher risk of rip currents along the coast, but overall, the holiday period will not see a washout.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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The scope of the disaster grew clear as the orchestra began to reconnect.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Weegee’s pictures of disaster, crime, and urban blight not only grabbed viewers’ attention but highlighted the ways in which passive spectatorship had come to dominate our lives as citizens.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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The airline also shared a fun beach image complete with flip flops and towels to inspire spring travelers to book vacations.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2025
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Unlike his brother Jason — who spent most of his NFL career wearing flip flops and sweats to games — Travis likes to take big swings with fashion.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2025
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To be sure, the 1MDB debacle isn’t an ideal comparison to what Trump is envisioning.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Air Force One project is considered a debacle inside Boeing, a company already reeling from a cascade of other disasters.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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But with a bomb shelter located near its venue, the company proceeded.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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Dogs' noses have 60 times as many smell receptors as humans, and can pick up on scents from chemical changes, cancer, drugs, and bombs, according to the American Kennel Club, leading some to theorize a dog can tell if a person is in the early stages of pregnancy.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Drizzle with oil and lemon juice, then scatter with basil leaves.—
Cathy Thomas,
Orange County Register,
25 Feb. 2025
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Any produce that’s in packaging comes prewashed, but loose items like sweet potatoes or lemons are not.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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