1
as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show
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as in intersection
a place where roads meet
we'll meet at the corner tomorrow
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3
as in milestone
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs
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as in to front
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Recent Examples of corner
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The Iron Pig Smokehouse in Gaylord is offering free BBQ meals for life to the gunman who confronted the knife-wielding man in the Walmart parking lot, along with the other civilians who cornered the suspect that day.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
With SpaceX bringing reliable, high-speed internet to virtually every corner of the globe, the possibility suddenly became very real.
—Colin C. Campbell, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
To measure your iPad, measure across the screen diagonally from corner to corner.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
The Iron Pig Smokehouse in Gaylord is offering free BBQ meals for life to the gunman who confronted the knife-wielding man in the Walmart parking lot, along with the other civilians who cornered the suspect that day.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
In a video shared on TikTok on Sunday under the username @harleetherottiee, the poster wakes up to find a bird's foot on her bed, and her dog sitting in the corner, looking at her with a guilty face.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
With SpaceX bringing reliable, high-speed internet to virtually every corner of the globe, the possibility suddenly became very real.
—Colin C. Campbell, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corner
Noun
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For mid-market companies, this shift presents a dilemma.—
Richard Ricks,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Wrestling over a decade with those rich character dilemmas got Vanderbilt an incredible roster of actors who here work at the height of their game.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Here’s my Saturday column on the intersection of bad luck and bad decisions for the Dolphins, and how Miami must hope that’s not the case in four key areas.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Resident upset by upcoming intersection closure Mooresville resident Richard Beck criticized the closure in an email to The Charlotte Observer and local and state elected officials.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An international crew will touch down using SpaceX's Starship lander no earlier than 2027, assuming technical and training milestones are reached.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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American ’70s cinema was such an important milestone in cinematic history.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Running it could also hog the GPU's video memory.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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Researchers have seen that wild horses and burros will hog water tanks, streams, and other water sources — often to the detriment of native critters like deer and antelope, which are easily bullied by a big stallion.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
Verb
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The brand celebrated its signature Super-Star sneaker, which marks its 25th anniversary this year, with a campaign fronted by Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda and Paolini.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Market Transparency Is On The Rise Despite the progress that has been made on the crypto policy and markets front the crypto sector is still oftentimes associated with opacity, fraudulent activities, and uncertainty as to which regulator is actually in charge of the marketplace.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Not all that long ago Cadillac was in a pickle.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Dill is an easy herb to grow and its unique anise flavor complements salads and meats and adds tang to a jar of pickles.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Afghanistan is frequently hit by earthquakes, especially in the Hindu Kush mountain range, which lies near the junction formed by the former Tethys Ocean and now squeezed together between the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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As Bouchra begins to make a film of the mother-daughter relationship, the film builds to a tender climax.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some sequences feel hurried, some satirical dialogue is a little too on the nose and a special effect around the climax lacks the polish of the production design elsewhere.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corner. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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