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
Matt Schooley, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
The race to the bottom is a dead-end street.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2025
Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Doctors could not diagnose him, and the family hit dead end after dead end.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Neighbors described the area of the shooting as a quiet, dead-end street.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
The race to the bottom is a dead-end street.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
Yeomans’s team pursued them one by one, but each proved to be a dead end.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Doctors could not diagnose him, and the family hit dead end after dead end.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead-end
Verb
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The administration has quietly directed diplomats to press allies on restricting inflows, enhancing deportation mechanisms, and ending policies perceived as favoring migrants over citizens.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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This abuse of justice must end.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Rodríguez’s dilemma is compounded by the collapse of traditional military command.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Several vehicles that stopped behind her appear to belong to federal agents, based on activity observed in other videos.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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The prioritization for that new safety should probably be in coverage skills, because Moehrig and Ransom are known more for their run-stopping and tackling prowesses.—
Mike Kaye
January 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Keeping the 49ers close was an Eagles’ offense that rediscovered the clunky form that’s drawn criticism all season.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers went four-and-out on the ensuing possession, as their season came to a close.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Space-savers will include pull-out vertical pantries that slide into narrow spaces, toe-kick drawers that utilize the area beneath your cabinets and corner carousel units that make those awkward spaces accessible.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Halfway through the season, things have turned dark — as dark as the empty corners of ExtraMile Arena during Wednesday night’s shocking 72-55 loss to Grand Canyon.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his counterpart from Mexico on Sunday to discuss strategies to halt drug trafficking operations in Mexico and the United States.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Jan. 2026
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Coming off a loss at home against Calgary on Saturday that halted their season-high six game winning streak, the Penguins were shut out for the fourth time this season.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Dead-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead-end. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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