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
Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 July 2025
Your letter represents the sentiments of many readers who warned that the Better Business Bureau could be a dead end but the state attorney’s office could yield results.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
Growing up in a duplex on a dead-end street with her sister, Patti, a longtime Hollywood publicist, her upbringing was steeped in the arts, with her father performing for presidents like FDR and at John F. Kennedy’s wedding.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
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Verb
Former Commissioner Moser says that was a dead end for the flood warning project.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 July 2025
Your letter represents the sentiments of many readers who warned that the Better Business Bureau could be a dead end but the state attorney’s office could yield results.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
Noun
The available roles may be lower-paying and dead-end jobs people don’t want.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
Growing up in a duplex on a dead-end street with her sister, Patti, a longtime Hollywood publicist, her upbringing was steeped in the arts, with her father performing for presidents like FDR and at John F. Kennedy’s wedding.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead end
Verb
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Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after striking out Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels to end the first inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim...—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Ukraine and its European allies (who have not been invited to the talks) also argue that Putin is not serious about ending the conflict of more than three years.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Getting Around Oslo With high road tolls and expensive, hard-to-find parking, driving in Oslo can quickly become a hassle, putting a damper on your weekend.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
10 Oct. 2024
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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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
Verb
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That means that education will continue to be a big part in stopping scammers.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Although the Bay Area sales tax hike and the statewide transit bond would have to go on the ballot for voter approval next year, SB 79 could become law this week if nothing is done to stop it.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As her Cowboy Carter tour comes to a close, the Bey Hive is buzzing with all the hints indicating that a rock reclamation is coming soon from the star.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Or sit out on your porch on a warm starry evening with the sound of crickets gently hinting that another perfect day has come to a close.—
Catherine Dunwoody,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Also, exposed in a kitchen corner: rodent bait. Re-re-re-re-inspection, Wednesday again: Passed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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It was shaped in kitchens, temples, street corners, songs.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The police temporarily halted the flight in order to locate the family members.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Trump signed the executive order to halt $1.1 billion of federal funding back in May, and the following month, the House approved the request.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Dead end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20end. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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