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Recent Examples of nonstarter
The Democratic leaders have also been adamant that Republicans won’t get their party’s support without action on Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at year’s end — a demand Republicans have maintained is a nonstarter.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
But your chargeback would have been a nonstarter because of the length of time elapsed.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
That was a nonstarter for China for months.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Our political leaders should tell Davis Gates unequivocally that throwing buckets of cash at the status quo is a nonstarter.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
But your chargeback would have been a nonstarter because of the length of time elapsed.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
That was a nonstarter for China for months.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Our political leaders should tell Davis Gates unequivocally that throwing buckets of cash at the status quo is a nonstarter.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonstarter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
Noun
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Given both are in the top 10 of the CFP rankings, the winner will be in the driver's seat for the automatic berth while the loser can lose control of their destiny.—
Jordan Mendoza,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The ability to create and absorb failure has always been a key resource in an industry whose losers historically outnumber its winners.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One of his conclusions after all that government service was that Congress had scraped too much power away from the presidency after the fiasco of Vietnam and scandal of Watergate.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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According to a post on the Reddit Wedding Shaming forum, a woman detailed the fiasco surrounding her cousin’s wedding.—
Emily Strohm,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Market breadth was negative but not a washout, new 52-week highs were still well ahead of new lows.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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The storm also left people trapped in seven vehicles on nearby roads after overflowing creeks caused washouts, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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As a train barrels toward her near the final moments of the video, Perry spots a daisy on the tracks — seemingly a nod to her daughter — and dodges disaster.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There is growing concern in Hollywood about the future of the flop.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The thick, textured metal bottle opener depicts a fish mid flop.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The debacle began because fewer TSA agents are working amid the government shutdown.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s debacle surrounding Dani Olmo was a case in point.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The bill passed in June without media attention, while bombs were dropping on Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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And those advertisers that once chaffed at TV-MA content have been more willing to embrace racy fare in order to appeal to younger viewers who aren’t concerned with a few F-bombs or raw images.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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The short iPhone Pocket is available in lemon, mandarin, purple, pink, peacock (teal), sapphire, cinnamon and black.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Squeeze roasted lemons over chicken and potatoes.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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