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Recent Examples of nonstarter
That approach is likely to be a nonstarter for most Democrats who have long insisted that defense and nondefense spending move in the same direction.
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arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Democrats have also sought assurances that the White House would spend the money as Congress appropriates in the wake of Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to slash the federal bureaucracy, which has been a nonstarter for Republicans.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025
And given the brutal physical nature of football, adding an extra game that doesn't lead to the Super Bowl is probably a nonstarter.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
More significantly, a final deal to end the war while Hamas still remains in control of Gaza is a nonstarter.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Democrats have also sought assurances that the White House would spend the money as Congress appropriates in the wake of Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to slash the federal bureaucracy, which has been a nonstarter for Republicans.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025
And given the brutal physical nature of football, adding an extra game that doesn't lead to the Super Bowl is probably a nonstarter.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
More significantly, a final deal to end the war while Hamas still remains in control of Gaza is a nonstarter.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
Noun
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Since turkeys can’t ask the typical first-date questions to field out the losers, hens have to rely on something else.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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Note that not a single member involved in the texting fiasco, including at least one top official who appears to have participated while traveling in Russia, was sensible enough to question their collective lack of operational security.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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There’s the Hail Mary fiasco and its fallout, but Stevenson also continued to rotate with Smith last season.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Some of those locations are likely to see 4 to 8 inches of rain, and this will lead to widespread flooding, mudslides and road washouts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Rohit Sharma’s team are the only unit that have gained three wins from three, although there have been three washouts in the tournament which has prevented South Africa and the Baggy Greens from the possibility of matching them.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, almost everyone agrees that a closer examination is needed after the disaster at DCA.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine shocked the world, contaminating regions across Eastern Europe and affecting millions.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The pizza had a solid undercarriage with a little flop but stayed firm when bent at the crust.—
Jamie Graziano,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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This is a fairly low rate of production even by the standards of the Apple Vision Pro, which has widely been viewed as a flop.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Recessions followed 9/11, the 2008 financial market debacle and COVID.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025
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Of course, financial blowback from the app debacle could be more directly behind why Sonos isn’t releasing a streaming box.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To prevent roadside bomb ambushes in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Americans learned to get ahead of the problem and hunt down the men who built and distributed the bombs.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Authorities said at least one person threw Molotov cocktails—crude bombs filled with gasoline or another flammable liquid—and fired several rounds from a weapon into the vehicles.—
TIME,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The wine showcases herbal, blackcurrant leaf, and floral aromas, followed by lemon zest and peach notes on the palate, underlined by vibrant acidity and flinty minerality.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Desserts are similarly imaginative, offering up the Lost Ark Shortbread, a vanilla, caramel, candied lemon, and almond crumble fit for Indiana Jones, and a sweet blueberry, vanilla, and Timut berry (an ingredient from Nepal similar to Sichuan berries) inspired by Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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