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as in predicaments
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 intersections
a place where roads meet
we'll meet at the corner tomorrow
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as in milestones
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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Recent Examples of corners
New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The retailer also operates 80 shops-in-shop and close to 500 corners in Japan.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
There was also evidence that rats had been in the trunk — not just droppings, but chunks of paper had bite marks on the corners, and chew-sized pieces of other pages were missing.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Knock down cobwebs along the ceiling and in corners, too.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Kennedy's rhetoric on autism has been embraced by some corners of the autism community and maligned in others.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Soak cotton balls in any one of them and place a few where rats are likely to enter, such as the corners of the kitchen, basement, or garage.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
That means no parks, no parking lots, no concert venues, no sporting events, no sidewalks or street corners, schools or playgrounds, no place besides a licensed consumption site or the privacy of your own home.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Sprinting to the corners in transition as someone like Hart flies up the court with the basketball is one way to do that.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The retailer also operates 80 shops-in-shop and close to 500 corners in Japan.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
There was also evidence that rats had been in the trunk — not just droppings, but chunks of paper had bite marks on the corners, and chew-sized pieces of other pages were missing.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Knock down cobwebs along the ceiling and in corners, too.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Kennedy's rhetoric on autism has been embraced by some corners of the autism community and maligned in others.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Soak cotton balls in any one of them and place a few where rats are likely to enter, such as the corners of the kitchen, basement, or garage.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
That means no parks, no parking lots, no concert venues, no sporting events, no sidewalks or street corners, schools or playgrounds, no place besides a licensed consumption site or the privacy of your own home.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corners
Noun
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Pakistan Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said his nation was hoping for more of a consensus going into Tuesday’s vote given the funding predicaments and operational issues that have dogged the MSS.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Is River in desperate need of some R&R, or is everyone else projecting their own predicaments onto him?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some sprawl out behind elaborate ceremonial gates, while others quietly integrate with the urban fabric; some are significantly pedestrianized, while others center on major intersections.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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These changes coincide with Continuum, a retrospective exhibition tracing two decades of history through archival materials, fine artworks, and program milestones.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many milestones followed, including international expansion that began with a New York City boutique in 1980 before the brand landed in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Built in 1891, the historic structure fronts a riverside garden area spangled with small hot spring pools and comfy lounge areas.—
JOE YOGERST,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Logan also fronts Amazon Prime’s coverage of the Champions League in the UK and has her own podcast.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The dilemmas of post-revolutionary life—in particular, the gap between fulsome propaganda and flawed realities—were efficiently captured, as usual, in the popular genre known as the anekdot.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the plot, a fictional president of Italy faces moral and ethical dilemmas.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Joaquin Temes As Argentina's midterm electoral campaign reaches its second and third climaxes, the number of scandalous corruption accusations aimed at the highest echelons of national politics is surging.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There’s a reason the picture has that title, in other words, and that idea finds a more direct correlation in the finale, which gives us one of the more grotesquely funny climaxes in recent horror.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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As the nation approaches its 250th birthday next year, the National Archives has mounted its first display of the entire Constitution.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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As the nation approaches the 2026 midterm elections, these developments could have significant implications for the political climate.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another tool combines a Phillips and flathead screwdriver (via a flippable bit), a tungsten steel automotive glass-breaking stud, a nail puller, a rope cutter, plus 5- and 7-mm hex wrench holes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the unexpected interloper turns out not to be the last of the heist’s hiccups when new team recruit Zen (Rosa Salazar) plugs Parker’s crew full of bullet holes and makes off with the rest of the cash.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Corners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corners. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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