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Recent Examples of nonstarter
More significantly, a final deal to end the war while Hamas still remains in control of Gaza is a nonstarter.
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The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
That’s a nonstarter for Netanyahu’s government, which is opposed to Palestinian statehood.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Several ideas have been floated in the past, but the one currently gaining currency would station thousands of European troops in Ukraine, though not under a NATO banner, to serve as a deterrent and rapid reaction force should Russia invade again — an apparent nonstarter for Moscow.
—Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Auburn extended the lead to 26 halfway through the second half, but that was when Gates made a change in his lineup, subbing in an entire five of nonstarters that included Marques Warrick.
—Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
That’s a nonstarter for Netanyahu’s government, which is opposed to Palestinian statehood.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Several ideas have been floated in the past, but the one currently gaining currency would station thousands of European troops in Ukraine, though not under a NATO banner, to serve as a deterrent and rapid reaction force should Russia invade again — an apparent nonstarter for Moscow.
—Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Auburn extended the lead to 26 halfway through the second half, but that was when Gates made a change in his lineup, subbing in an entire five of nonstarters that included Marques Warrick.
—Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
Noun
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Winners and losers in slowdowns and recessions In 2019, VisualCapitalist ran a study of economic cycles going back to 1960 based on data from SPDR Americas Research.—
Bob Pisani,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Other major losers included Apple, Microsoft and Tesla, which was down more than 10%.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Their first evening there is a bit of a fiasco: They get swept into the orbit of a hedonistic couple (played by Roberto Aguire and Marianna Burelli), who turn out to be married to different people, and are rather aggressively predatory swinger types besides.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Amazon has rapidly built up its own logistics empire since a 2013 holiday fiasco left its packages stranded in the hands of outside carriers.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 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
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Jim has been saying Nvidia shares need a washout event and alluded to that in an X post Friday.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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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Lives lost or forever changed from combat happens to all wounded regardless of skin color, bullets and bombs are not sensitive to color of skin as is President Donald Trump. — Kenny Braitman, Frostburg Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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And for dessert, there’s delightful lemon ricotta bomboloni with nutella cream instead of ice cream.—
Andy Wang,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Chalamet donned a pale lemon suit by Givenchy, adding on a vintage Cartier Baignoire 1960 from the label’s Byzantine Collection.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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