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Recent Examples of nonstarter
The fundraising gimmick is unlikely to sway skeptics who view GameStop’s bid for a company four times its size as a nonstarter.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Giving control of the region’s oldest youth hockey organization, founded in 1964, to a for-profit company was a nonstarter, said Amanda Rose, a board member.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Yet this demand remains a nonstarter for Ukraine and Zelenskyy.
—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
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Giving control of the region’s oldest youth hockey organization, founded in 1964, to a for-profit company was a nonstarter, said Amanda Rose, a board member.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Yet this demand remains a nonstarter for Ukraine and Zelenskyy.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
Noun
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The Mercury will look to stop a six-game losing streak against the Storm, losers of three straight.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Beta Cinema was another of the losers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Listen to Forte recall his fringe fiasco in the clip above.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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Still, even if Team Blue will likely win in the end, the California governor’s race has been a fiasco for Democrats from the start—and in ways that reflect an ongoing dysfunction that has become a feature of the party in recent years.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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While a few storms will be possible, the current forecast does not suggest a washout.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The two subsequent washouts have given Sri Lanka a 1-0 series victory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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The offense has been a disaster, the pitching staff has sustained some key injuries and the club has spent the first two months struggling to keep its head above water.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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The Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters maps and tracks every chemical disaster reported by the media on its website.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The company was formed in the aftermath of 9/11 to sell terrorism and catastrophe property insurance.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Then there were climate catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina, the normalization of active shooter drills at their schools and a worldwide pandemic.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Flip-flops are an obvious summer staple, but Hadid’s black leather pair is such a versatile pick.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Flip-flops are widely believed to be a poor pick for arch support—but the Clarks Breeze Sea Sandals prove that notion incorrect.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2026
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Her second, released this week, digs through the East Wing’s rubble to rescue that mythology from the debacle of 2024.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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And of those three, Flo Rida has been conspicuously quiet about the whole debacle.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
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This was done using Sterile Fly Technique, which involves breeding millions of male flies in specialized facilities, sterilizing them with gamma radiation, then dropping them from the air like bombs.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Recent years have seen several high-profile bomb and other attacks in Moscow linked to Russia's ongoing invasion of neighboring Ukraine, which began in February 2022.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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