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Recent Examples of nonstarter
Democratic leaders have instead been pushing for a 30-day funding extension that would allow more time for negotiations on new spending bills — a nonstarter, given Republican control of the House and Senate.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
The measure would boost defense spending while trimming domestic social programs below 2024 levels, an approach that is a nonstarter for Democratic leaders who insist that Pentagon and nondefense spending move in the same direction.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
The measure would boost defense spending while trimming domestic social programs below 2024 levels, an approach that is a nonstarter for Democratic leaders who insist that Pentagon and nondefense spending move in the same direction.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
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The loser of the 7-8 game then hosts the winner of the 9-10 game with that winner earning the eighth seed.—
Dan Loumena,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Then the East’s play-in game between the loser of the Magic-Hawks matchup and the winner of the Bulls-Heat game will be played on Friday in either Orlando or Atlanta and aired on TNT at a time still to be determined.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 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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Those are problems, not fiascos, and problems happen.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Cinema Saviours After years of the washout of the Covid years, the appearance of Oppenheimer and Barbie, appearing in cinemas at the same time gave us the much talked about ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon, with many people choosing to see both films on the same day.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In fairness, Grier and McDaniel haven’t wasted much money on big-ticket washouts.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Last month, the EU Commission urged its 450 million citizens to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours in the event of emergencies like cyberattacks, climate disasters, disease and also geopolitical conflicts.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The disaster led to passage of the Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act, which in turn added the miners' surveillance program under the respiratory health division at NIOSH.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The 15th hole at Augusta National can be the place of heroes and flops.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Who in the administration knew about Trump's latest tariff flip flop ahead of time?—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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In addition to making this point, Justice Sonia Sotomayor lays out in her dissent many of the other absurdities and legal sleights-of-hand that undergird this debacle.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Newsom participated in the debacle at the top, which was caused by a physically declining President Biden insisting on running for reelection.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Trump hasn't been shy in elevating the campaign on social media; last weekend, the president posted a video, purportedly of several dozen Houthi militants assembling at an undisclosed location, getting hit by U.S. bombs.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two measures were intended to block a total of $8.8 billion in heavy bombs and other munitions to Israel.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Babin made a hummingbird cake, inspired by her Southern roots, and Van Tassel made one with Meyer lemons from her garden and a vanilla bean cake decorated with cotton candy.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Cover the surface of the guacamole with a thin layer of lemon or lime juice.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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