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Recent Examples of no-win
This is a no-win situation because one of us will end up unhappy.
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
This type of agreement is not unheard of, according to Billboard, mirroring the no-win-no-fee model employed by some legal firms.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
The reality is that caregiving will frequently put you in no-win situations where no easy answer exists.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Employees are caught in a no-win situation, pressured to adopt AI tools yet reluctant to admit it.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
This type of agreement is not unheard of, according to Billboard, mirroring the no-win-no-fee model employed by some legal firms.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
The reality is that caregiving will frequently put you in no-win situations where no easy answer exists.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Employees are caught in a no-win situation, pressured to adopt AI tools yet reluctant to admit it.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for no-win
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-win
Adjective
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Few Western democracies are willing to embrace the kind of highly restrictive model that would make circumvention nearly impossible.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
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Airbus engineers added an extra fuel tank and extended the aircraft’s range by approximately 1,000 nautical miles, allowing the planes to fly routes that were once technically impossible.—
Jake McGowan,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Written and directed by Barker, Obsession centers on a music store employee named Bear (Michael Johnston), a hopeless romantic who has fallen for a co-worker named Nikki (Inde Navarrette).—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Cowboys fans and hopeless romantics alike have the Cavinder Twins to thank for that.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Less friction for good actors, less room for bad actors, and less pointless duplication for everyone else, all the while protecting platforms from data breaches and litigation.—
Raj Ananthanpillai,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Fresh walls and old trims can be a pointless exercise, as shabby trims will attract attention for all the wrong reasons.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Herbie Hancock conjured what sounded like a lost Debussy Prélude.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Some scholars have also linked the event to later stories about Atlantis, the lost island civilization described by Plato.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Homeownership, stable employment, or even just feeding your kids are becoming more unattainable as high inflation and even higher interest rates take up a larger percentage of people’s incomes.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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To build lasting brand trust, companies need to move away from marketing unattainable luxury and instead emphasize transparent pricing, practical utility and affordable solutions.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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Radical approaches to what is precious and what is worthless—or appraisal—have always been more than the inversion of that which is useless made priceless, what was originally meant to be ephemeral made timeless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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That essence of the girl who feels worthless and fears she’ll be found out by everyone still exists in Yasmin in Season 4.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
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“No-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-win. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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