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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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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
Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Pete Fairbanks, the team’s long-time closer, waxed sentimentally Wednesday night about the loss of a friend in the locker catty cornered to Littell’s.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Now that fall is right around the corner, your shopping list is probably growing longer by the minute.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Haag essentially had the market cornered until its biggest competitor, Hook’s Drugs, arrived on the scene in 1900.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Pete Fairbanks, the team’s long-time closer, waxed sentimentally Wednesday night about the loss of a friend in the locker catty cornered to Littell’s.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
Verb
Also, exposed in a kitchen corner: rodent bait. Re-re-re-re-inspection, Wednesday again: Passed.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Now that fall is right around the corner, your shopping list is probably growing longer by the minute.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corner
Noun
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Bigelow and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim construct a frighteningly plausible scenario in which a multitude of dilemmas—practical and personal, bureaucratic and existential—overlap in real time and at a mounting rate.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Recent tours to the U.S. have been trickier, leaving them with the dilemma of whether sleep is really that important as kick-off times stretch into the early hours.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Police were called about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Vassar and Fairgrove roads in Gilford Township, according to a news release from the Tuscola County Sheriff's Office.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The intersection of technology, power, and culture.—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Both benchmark gauges hit several record closes this week, with the S & P 500 reaching the milestone on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Swift even shared a sweet TikTok of Lively on set to celebrate the milestone.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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As her husband Don, Menzies is equally (and refreshingly) as understated, matching Louis-Dreyfus note for note, never hogging the screen but building the tension of their temporarily in-limbo relationship.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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In recent years, a troubling trend has emerged at the Emmys, with a select handful of shows hogging all of the nominations in the major acting categories.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
15 July 2025
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The Refreshments, fronted by Roger Clyne, split up the following year, with Clyne forming his band the Peacemakers in 1999.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Britain was swaggering on the global stage once more, fronted by a new pantheon of pop culture gods.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Order by the pound, or grab a sandwich with any of their meats served on a bun with pickles and homemade slaw.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Spoon 1/4 of the ground beef evenly across the top of the sheets, followed by shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, diced pickles and onions.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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As of Thursday, Highway 166 was closed from the northern junction of Highway 101 in Santa Maria to Perkins Road in New Cuyama, according to the California Department of Transportation.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Under the latest TxDOT proposal, the interstate would go from five to three lanes at that junction, with two lanes dedicated to traffic exiting onto Texas 174.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Aug. 2025
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There too at the show’s climax was Barkan, pulling her top down all the way this time and giving her torso a vigorous shake.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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There are high-speed action and emotional twists and turns in the climax.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corner. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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