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Recent Examples of terminus
After the northern terminus, most would walk 8 miles farther to the nearest road, Highway 3 in British Columbia’s Manning Park.
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
A number of the world’s great deltas, including those at the terminus of the Mekong in Vietnam, the Nile in Egypt, and the Yangtze in China, are sediment starved.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
The Blue Line light rail would be extended from its I-485 terminus to Pineville.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The preliminary epicenter of Monday’s earthquake, recorded at 10:04 a.m., was near the corner of Valley Boulevard and Grand View Drive in Alhambra, just a few blocks from the northern terminus of the 710 Freeway and a few blocks east of the city limits of Los Angeles.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
A number of the world’s great deltas, including those at the terminus of the Mekong in Vietnam, the Nile in Egypt, and the Yangtze in China, are sediment starved.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
The Blue Line light rail would be extended from its I-485 terminus to Pineville.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The preliminary epicenter of Monday’s earthquake, recorded at 10:04 a.m., was near the corner of Valley Boulevard and Grand View Drive in Alhambra, just a few blocks from the northern terminus of the 710 Freeway and a few blocks east of the city limits of Los Angeles.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminus
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Females tend to have wider pelvises, which could change the mechanics of how different parts of the lower extremities move around during rapid changes in direction.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Their grief and their rage are nearly untranslatable, as though feelings in extremity can only be physical sensations—the language assails one with a blind and blunt force.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The work radiates a rare curiosity and playfulness, slipping between the boundaries of literature, performance, and archaeology.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2025
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Lamm is responsible for Chaotic Moon Studios, a software design and development company that pushed the boundaries of digital experiences.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The extent of unused offices in Washington was highlighted in a December report from Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) office.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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Confrontations with judges are grabbing attention, but more quietly a pattern of questionable arrests shows the extent to which the administration is willing to test norms and laws. by Vernal Coleman Change Appearance Republish ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Vernal Coleman,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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The termination notices, sent out starting around 9 p.m. on Friday to more than 200 USIP employees, are effective immediately, according to five USIP employees who received the letters.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2025
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This termination policy subjected tribal nations and reservation lands to state jurisdiction and relocated at least 200,000 Native people from tribal lands to urban centers.—
Alyssa Kreikemeier,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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Howard shot Barnes five times near a portable classroom building on campus just before the end of the school day, Arlington police said at the time.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2025
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But in that time, her husband Mark (Adam Scott) also became severed in order to deal with mourning her loss, and his innie developed a relationship with Helly (Britt Lower) that creates the pivotal dilemma at the end of Season 2.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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