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Recent Examples of no-win
However, Goldschmidt beat the throw and left Erceg in a no-win situation.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
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This may seem like a no-win situation: dampness leads to mold and dustmites, and dryness leads to cold-like symptoms and disease.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 12 June 2025
Jews who are concerned about the rising tide of antisemitism are in a no-win situation.
—Philip Klein, National Review, 23 Apr. 2025
The fallout at Willkie, which counted Mr. Trump among its clients decades ago, illustrates the no-win predicament facing law firms caught in Mr. Trump’s cross hairs.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
Read More: The Best and Worst Way to Remove a Tick
This may seem like a no-win situation: dampness leads to mold and dustmites, and dryness leads to cold-like symptoms and disease.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 12 June 2025
Jews who are concerned about the rising tide of antisemitism are in a no-win situation.
—Philip Klein, National Review, 23 Apr. 2025
The fallout at Willkie, which counted Mr. Trump among its clients decades ago, illustrates the no-win predicament facing law firms caught in Mr. Trump’s cross hairs.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-win
Adjective
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Poggi deemed that an impossible request.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Farmers are facing impossible choices.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nearly half of them reported feeling down, depressed or hopeless and experiencing sleep disturbances.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The movie stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette in a story about a hopeless romantic who makes a wish that his long-time crush falls in love with him.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Trouble has obviously been brewing in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its continuation of a pointless war defined by the Russian regime’s willingness to engage in war crimes.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Spending valuable hours on pointless revenue.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Under captain Eric Brown, the GB&I team was even instructed not to help opponents search for lost balls.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The show is set in a boarding house in 1911, where a man arrives in search of his lost wife.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nip Perfectionism In The Bud Another aspect of nurturing problem-solving is to offer assurances that perfection is unattainable.—
Janine Schindler,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, with the big beautiful bill cutting air pollution monitoring measures and clean energy incentives for corporations, environmental protection feels like an unattainable dream.—
Lahari Vuppaladhadiam,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Then, the company would have to prove that its investments have been made largely worthless because of tariffs.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Even as tutor modes are refined and improved, students have to actively select that mode and, for now, also have to play along, deftly providing context and guiding the chatbot away from worthless, low-level questions or sycophancy.—
Brian W. Stone,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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“No-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-win. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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