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verb

Definition of dead-endsnext
present tense third-person singular of dead-end
as in ends
to come to an end after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended

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dead ends

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noun

plural of dead end
1
as in secondary roads

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2
as in bottlenecks

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  1. ends
  2. highways
  3. dilemmas
  4. halts
  5. pickles
  6. expires
  7. closes
  8. concludes
Verb
  • The pair said they were resigned to staying in the shelter until the war ends.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • So even half that would still be considered a financial success, though the concept likely ends here, as Todd Phillips says he’s now done with the DC Universe.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ends
Noun
  • Total zero-emission vehicles registered is about 100,000, or 1 in 80 on the highways.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The effort builds on previous legislation that targeted animal passage and safety on state highways.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of highways
Noun
  • Sometimes, at least, the contestants are faced with intriguing dilemmas or moral quandaries.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The women's choices divide them, but both face moral dilemmas and must make unthinkable sacrifices.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of dilemmas
Verb
  • The Texas Supreme Court halts the execution of Robert Roberson.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Presiding over a lawsuit filed by The Indianapolis Star and other media organizations after the buffer law took effect last year, Judge James Sweeney issued a preliminary injunction Friday that halts enforcement of the law as litigation unfolds.
    Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of halts
Noun
  • The Wendy's Krabby Patty is made with a quarter pound beef patty, two slices of American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion and a secret Krabby Patty sauce on a toasted bun.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Plus, the sandwich has Big Mac sauce, cheese, lettuce and pickles sandwiched between a sesame seed bun.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of pickles
Verb
  • High on the agenda in Azerbaijan will be a global climate finance goal for after 2025, when the current goal of $100 billion per year expires.
    Mahalia Dobson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Gorman, currently executive chairman of Morgan Stanley, chairs the Disney board’s succession planning committee, which is working to identify and prepare the company’s next leader before Iger’s contract expires.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of expires
Noun
  • The deadline to sign the petition is Monday night, which is the day Pennsylvania’s voter registration closes.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The deadline to sign the petition is Monday night, which is the day Pennsylvania’s voter registration closes.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of closes
Verb
  • Some similar dynamics inform the images of Jean-Michel Basquiat with which the exhibition concludes.
    Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • However, Pete Alonso’s time with in Queens could be coming to end as soon as the Mets’ playoff run concludes.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of concludes
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