as in to end
to come to an end
after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended
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as in high road
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Recent Examples of dead-end
Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
This, Wyatt hopes, will nudge designers away from dead-end or unappealing results.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2022
Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
Here are some of the trends — and dead ends — that the Associated Press tracked in 2024:
WINNERS:
WALMART
The nation’s largest retailer typically shines during tough times as shoppers turn to the discounter for groceries, which account for 60% of Walmart’s total business.
—Anne D’innocenzio and Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The available roles may be lower-paying and dead-end jobs people don’t want.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
This, Wyatt hopes, will nudge designers away from dead-end or unappealing results.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2022
Noun
The energy of the continuous motion is never blockaded by a dead end.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
Here are some of the trends — and dead ends — that the Associated Press tracked in 2024:
WINNERS:
WALMART
The nation’s largest retailer typically shines during tough times as shoppers turn to the discounter for groceries, which account for 60% of Walmart’s total business.
—Anne D’innocenzio and Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead-end
Verb
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Use of the funding is up to the discretion of the organization, but vice president Gretchen Raffa confirmed that part of it will go towards stockpiling mifepristone, a drug used to end pregnancies.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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All six of his title fights under the WSOF banner ended by knockout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Low gas prices are expected to fuel high road traffic.—
Alysa Guffey,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Ben Colman, co-founder and CEO of Reality Defender, a company specializing in deepfake detection, weighed in on the designer's dilemma.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The political dilemma facing Trump and the Republicans is one that an earlier generation of conservative revolutionaries faced forty-odd years ago.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That hasn't stopped the Trump administration from making some bold claims.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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The deputy had stopped Huttle, 42, of Hobart for driving 70 mph in a 55 mph zone.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The winter season comes to a close as the spring equinox draws near on March 20.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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As the 2025 awards season comes to a close, the 97th Academy Awards will honor the year’s biggest films, drawing Hollywood’s brightest stars to the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some believe a peace deal is just around the corner, but in the last few weeks Russia has ramped up its campaign of long-range drone strikes on Ukraine to unprecedented levels.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Spring is just around the corner, and some of today’s biggest music stars are celebrating the imminent warm weather with seriously hot new releases.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In some of the first practical consequences of that rupture, U.S. shipments of weapons and equipment already en-route to Ukraine were halted Monday night, a U.S. defense official told NBC News.—
Artem Grudinin,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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All live-fire exercises in the current drill were halted until the investigation to determine the exact reason for the accident was finished.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His jump into a world tour comes as no surprise — Seavey has been anxious to hit the road.—
Kristen Wisneski,
Billboard,
7 Mar. 2025
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Dead-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead-end. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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