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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as in high road
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Recent Examples of dead-end
Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Officers attempted to stop a car believed to be involved in drug activity in East Baltimore, before the driver led police on a chase to a dead-end alley in East Baltimore, according to police.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
With no lungs, the highway hits a dead end.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Mainstream Democrats would do better to accept that funding ICE, regardless of how much training anyone gets, will result in more death—and that the politics of domination is a dead-end.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Officers attempted to stop a car believed to be involved in drug activity in East Baltimore, before the driver led police on a chase to a dead-end alley in East Baltimore, according to police.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
Any pipe might be a passageway, any seeming dead end a secret route through a level.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
With no lungs, the highway hits a dead end.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead-end
Verb
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The Wolverines would still need to beat Maryland to end the season and make a run in the Big Ten tournament to earn a chance at a 1-seed.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The reunions did not end there.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive to Lick Mill Boulevard.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While the resolution to this dilemma ends up somewhat easy, the film remains an alluring liberal power fantasy about challenging systems from within.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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Compared with the ostensible consequences of the prisoner’s dilemma, getting fleeced in the snowdrift problem’s scenario isn’t quite as disastrous.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The video, shared by the Chino Police Department, shows two vehicles stopping at a red light in front of and behind a big rig on Friday.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Evan Geyen stopped 20 shots in goal for Delano.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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As of Tuesday’s close, Lowe’s shares are up nearly 16% year to date, surpassing the S&P 500′s roughly 1% gains during the same period.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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However, meeting with Love will break that trend as Dallas takes an up-close look at one of the top backfield weapons to come out in recent years.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The shining stars of the property are the Fairmont Gold Suites, which occupy the southwest corners of each guest room floor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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In the 23rd minute, Andres Rivera took one of four corners in the first half.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ending those protections could halt their authorization to work legally in the United States and expose more to possible deportation, especially the 800 people with pending applications, according to the International Refugee Assistance Project.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Trump wants Iran to completely halt its enrichment of uranium and roll back both its long-range missile program and its support for regional armed groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The road to get to the cabin lodgings of Dunton Hot Springs, the 1800s ghost town turned resort tucked in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies, is paved with bad WiFi.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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Unlike the road to other types of pain, which come from damage to flesh and bone, the road to a migraine is mysterious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Dead-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead-end. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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