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Recent Examples of nonstarter
Yet this demand remains a nonstarter for Ukraine and Zelenskyy.
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Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
The two-week turnaround from the Derby to the Preakness, which used to be commonplace, is considered a nonstarter for many trainers and owners given that most elite thoroughbreds now typically go a month or more between races.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The Minnesota House is currently tied and a tax increase appears to be a nonstarter for many Republicans.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Tehran’s plan would reportedly set a deadline for talks to reopen the waterway but put off negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program — which is seen as a nonstarter for Washington.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 3 May 2026
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Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
The two-week turnaround from the Derby to the Preakness, which used to be commonplace, is considered a nonstarter for many trainers and owners given that most elite thoroughbreds now typically go a month or more between races.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The Minnesota House is currently tied and a tax increase appears to be a nonstarter for many Republicans.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Tehran’s plan would reportedly set a deadline for talks to reopen the waterway but put off negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program — which is seen as a nonstarter for Washington.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
Noun
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Cicero was the biggest loser since 2020 — 3,436 people, or 4%, left the town.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The loser will face the winner of the Oaks Christian at Cypress game to stay alive in the tournament.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The fiasco left aspiring translators in Korea, most of them people of color, with one less route into the profession, further enabling white people’s social and actual capital to be kept within their possession.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The fiasco played out for days and led to in-depth reviews at both the BBC and BAFTA.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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There will be several chances for rain across Maryland Wednesday through early next week, but none of the days are looking like washouts.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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This is an ideal grass for patching after a washout.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Boeing has reached confidential pre-trial settlements in most of the dozens of wrongful death lawsuits filed in connection with the Ethiopian Airlines disaster and a similar 737 Max crash five months earlier off the coast of Indonesia that together killed 346 people.—
Rio Yamat,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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But the 48-year-old former San Francisco County supervisor’s solution — a single-payer-style public disaster insurance program — is poorly defined and presents an enormous risk for a state struggling with chronic deficits.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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For much the same reason, developers, architects and builders are starting to stress proactively designing for climate catastrophe.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Local elections in England are usually low-stakes affairs, but this year’s results proved to be a catastrophe for the Labour Party.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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At the federal level, three live propositions each flop on different grounds.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Merrill feared a flop until Lamont enlisted Francisco Borges, the former state treasurer, to lead a fundraising effort.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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So this summer — about a year after that legal debacle — Miami voters will get the chance to decide.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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Eisenhower, for example, worries about the safety of his troops in Normandy after Operation Tiger, a rehearsal for D-Day that turned into a tragic debacle that cost men’s lives.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The Defense Ministry said in a terse statement that soldiers discovered a bomb that was ready to be detonated in the central Bab Sharqi district of Damascus.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Republicans said the deal was not effectively keeping Iran from building a bomb.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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