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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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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
Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The band moved to one corner of the stage to deliver a rousing and euphoric version.
—Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Dick's Sporting Goods completed its acquisition of the popular sneaker chain this week as part of a strategic plan to corner the Nike wholesale sneaker market.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Look closer and find bohemian corners booming with young artists and live music echoing in the streets.
—Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The band moved to one corner of the stage to deliver a rousing and euphoric version.
—Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Despite injuries, including to corner Kenny Moore II, Indianapolis is firing on all cylinders and the defense is a big reason the Colts are eyeing their first AFC South title since 2014.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Dick's Sporting Goods completed its acquisition of the popular sneaker chain this week as part of a strategic plan to corner the Nike wholesale sneaker market.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corner
Noun
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This dilemma was inspired during lockdown, when my flatmate was listening to the audiobook of Bleak House.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The National Gallery of London is hosting the first major exhibition of 18th-century painter Joseph Wright, whose works captured the moral dilemma of scientific progress at the dawn of the industrial age.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pocket park The roughly 2,100-square-foot public space on Soledad Avenue would be next to a 4,494-square-foot single-family house planned for a currently vacant lot just east of the intersection of Soledad and Cowrie Avenue.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Police said Workman-Duffy had been crossing in a crosswalk on a green light at the intersection of Longview Road and Food Lane on the morning she was hit.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hours after Dundee’s Professor Iris Grunwald performed the world’s first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver, another milestone followed.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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The pay package for Musk, already the world's richest person, consists of 12 tranches of shares to be granted if Tesla hits certain milestones over the next decade.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some guests hog the concierge's time and attention with a lot of little requests.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Two minutes remained before halftime, and the Houston Texans were hogging the ball.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Daisy Jones & the Six chronicles the rise and fall of a group fronted by two charismatic lead singers—Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne—and their journey from obscurity to fame, complete with romantic tensions, personal crises, and drug problems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Then it is revealed that Christmas is canceled as the elves are fronting a strike and steal the Christmas gifts in rebellion.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As always, Guy has found himself in a pickle entirely of his own making.—
Lily Osler,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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In honor of National Pickle Day, the Oscar winner shared a throwback photo of himself smiling while holding up a jar of pickles — completely nude.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Each junction behaves slightly differently, forming a complex 3D network that is impossible to exactly replicate.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Canal supporters identified the break in the Appalachian Mountains at the junction of the Mohawk River and the Hudson as a propitious place to dig a channel to Lake Erie.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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But for the two-hour show’s climax, stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo veered deliciously off-topic to cover a medley of songs first made famous 62 years ago by Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some areas, like a beach that plays a major role in the climax, are based on real places and drew from the plants and fish that are there in real life.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corner. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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