no-win

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Recent Examples of no-win 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 That's putting inflationary pressure and leaving the Fed in a no-win situation. NBC news, 31 Aug. 2025 Is Washington facing a no-win situation with quarterback Demond Williams Jr.? Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025 Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei finds himself in a no-win scenario. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for no-win
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-win
Adjective
  • Five years on, and somehow, the American economy has not only avoided a contraction but has managed to grow—an outcome many investors thought impossible.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But competing with Swift is basically impossible for anyone, which makes this report a little hard to believe.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • All that’s left is some hopeless cringe, stunt guest stars and unfunny jokes.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • All that's left is some hopeless cringe, stunt guest stars and unfunny jokes.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The majority of their group, including Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stützle, were held pointless.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Since 2021, Apple AirTags have been helping customers locate their lost keys, wallets, cars, and even beloved pets.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • After defeating and killing Godolkin, Marie, along with four of her fellow university friends/classmates and her long lost baby sister, Annabeth Moreau (Keeya King), formed a Guardians of Godolkin group and ran away, as they will surely be hunted and punished for their deeds at the university.
    Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • If local housing development is allowed to continue on its current trajectory, houses in Gastonia will become completely unattainable for most of our residents.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Instagram and other social media apps have long been a place fueling unattainable beauty standards that many young girls feel pressured to fit into.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Another recurring feature of the biggest asset booms is outright chicanery, such as fraudulent accounting, the marketing of worthless securities, and plain old stealing.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Marks drew a parallel to the late 1990s internet boom, which promised to transform the world — and ultimately did — yet left a trail of worthless companies in its wake.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025

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“No-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-win. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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