as in to end
to come to an end
after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended
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Recent Examples of dead end
Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
Factories, Caplan thinks, are a dead end.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Natasha Stoynoff, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
These bacteria build up over time, growing faster in warmer weather and in areas of the water system's underground pipe network where water doesn't move around much, such as a dead-end street, Elmore said.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Throughout the years, there have been countless breakthroughs that seemed promising only to lead to a dead end.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
Factories, Caplan thinks, are a dead end.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Hilland was working on a dead-end cold case that stretched back to the 70s involving a man, John Smith, whose two wives went mysteriously missing.
—Natasha Stoynoff, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
These bacteria build up over time, growing faster in warmer weather and in areas of the water system's underground pipe network where water doesn't move around much, such as a dead-end street, Elmore said.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead end
Verb
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But that’s not where the partnership ends.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bryant ended his Cowboys career with the most receiving touchdowns for any receiver in team history (73).—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And Microsoft embraced neutrality after heavy unionA Since the NLRB will be weak for quite a while but a new study by The Center for Work And Democracy at Arizona State University identifies workers can influence a high road economy that go beyond traditional collective bargaining.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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But the former president didn’t stay on that high road for long.—
Howard Kurtz,
Fox News,
2 Oct. 2024
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Her bi-monthly AI Logs column explores the latest trends, breakthroughs, and ethical dilemmas in AI, delivering expert analysis and fresh insights.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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Economists often refer to such situations as a prisoner’s dilemma, in which individuals, businesses, or countries could theoretically benefit from coöperating with one another but also have, or are presented with, incentives to act selfishly and cut their own deals.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As this week's episode of Task came to an upsetting close, there was no denying the walls seemed to be closing in on Robbie (Tom Pelphrey).—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The investment firm initiated coverage of Rollins at an overweight rating, and a $70 price target, implying roughly 20% upside from Friday's close.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Officials in Wisconsin credited teachers for locking doors and shepherding children into classroom corners when a gunman opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in 2024, killing three people and injured six.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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As Hughes is preparing to take the corner, Richards attacks the back-post zone and Munoz dashes towards the near post to occupy Kyle Walker-Peters.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The sanctions, which will go into effect unless there’s a last-minute deal Friday, will include freezing Iranian assets abroad, halting arms deals with Tehran and penalizing any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The new project was in pre-production earlier this month before everything was halted when Cavill was injured during training.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Following a 12-game non-conference slate, highlighted by home bouts with Utah State and Davidson, as well as road clashes with Virginia Tech and Appalachian State, the 49ers tip off what hopes to be a bounce-back year in conference play — starting on New Year’s Eve.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Drivers should be prepared for changing conditions that include snow and icy roads.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Dead end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20end. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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