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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
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
At the memorial, at least in some corners, she was being received with reverence.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Xavier Lucas and Damari Brown are the starting outside corners with OJ Frederique sidelined.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Andover finished with two shots on goal and four corners.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Chief Business Officer Janea Marking proposed a number of reductions Thursday night that would affect all corners of district operations — personnel, curriculum, technology, student activities and programming.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The four-episode series is a devastating depiction of how the dark corners of social media and the internet at large are radicalizing young men today.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
Trends develop from all corners of the world, at micro and macro scales.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
Use the mop to scrub the floors, grout, and hard-to-reach corners.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
Celebrity makeup artist Michael Anthony accentuated her under eyes using a brightening concealer and kissed the faintest shade of pink to her outer corners next to long lash extensions that reached her brows.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
At the memorial, at least in some corners, she was being received with reverence.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Xavier Lucas and Damari Brown are the starting outside corners with OJ Frederique sidelined.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Andover finished with two shots on goal and four corners.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Chief Business Officer Janea Marking proposed a number of reductions Thursday night that would affect all corners of district operations — personnel, curriculum, technology, student activities and programming.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The four-episode series is a devastating depiction of how the dark corners of social media and the internet at large are radicalizing young men today.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
Trends develop from all corners of the world, at micro and macro scales.
—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
Use the mop to scrub the floors, grout, and hard-to-reach corners.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 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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Podrabinek captures the painful intersections between personal and political in a dissident’s life, and the solidarity that kept the resistance moving forward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Featuring women at the intersections of gender, age, disability, and disease, Pinjar is a nuanced illustration of this.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Clark is a two-time All-Star, won Rookie of the Year, and has already achieved several other major milestones in the league.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The full award would be contingent on Tesla hitting certain milestones over the next 10 years.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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The iconic red-and-yellow logo, long a symbol of California's fast-food culture, now fronts the Antioch In-N-Out Burger location's restaurant and drive-thru.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2025
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They are joined by Chinese actor Li Xian, also a brand ambassador who fronts an official ad campaign for the first time here, after appearing in editorial images for the Prada Qixi 2025 collection earlier this year.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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True moral dilemmas, which become tangled in ways that seem impossible to unravel, with his private life.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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The author recalled having a nightmare about his own family and unconsciously tapping into his personal dilemmas, which provided the basis for the book by the time the sun rose.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Thus a wonderful section on The Jew of Malta climaxes in an unfortunate vision of the text as a secret message to Lord Strange, a wealthy and important patron of the arts.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Audition is a slow burn, spending the better part of two hours setting up audiences for arguably one of the most graphic climaxes in horror history.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During another episode this season, a man approaches Angela at a party and tells her that her husband cheated on her.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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By modeling the physics behind this phenomenon, researchers discovered that the human hand’s sensitivity approaches the theoretical limit of what can be detected through mechanical reflections.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To get the Benny Blanco drink, customers could add cherry flavor and pickles.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Then she’s trapped by aisles on all sides, boxed in by shelf after shelf of pickles.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Corners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corners. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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