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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
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Following a damaging price war, Beijing’s new five-year plan signaled the government will reduce EV subsidies and instead let the market decide winners and losers in the sector, the China-Global South Project wrote.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The latter more than held his own, though, allowing four hits and three runs across 6 2/3 innings before leaving as the hard-luck loser.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The constant, nearly vindictive string of injuries was the same as last year’s six-win fiasco, but the results were the exact opposite.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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But that this fiasco happened at all is a sign of how much Americans’ desire to optimize their rest has grown—along with the market to sate that desire.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 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
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The floods have also left 11 people missing, inundated more than 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, and damaged roads and railways, cutting off traffic and power in several areas, the government’s disaster agency said in a report.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Desmond McKenzie, deputy chair of Jamaica's disaster risk management council, declined to share how many people have died, although authorities separately told AP at least four deaths occurred in southwest Jamaica.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Blasena emphasizes that lighting and draping that eliminates unsightly walls can make a space feel intimate, while a focal bar, signature cocktails, a photo booth, and late-night tchotchkes, such as glow sticks, flashing glasses, and flip flops, can amp up the atmosphere.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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This is a repeat flop for both the Tron franchise and Leto.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Less than five months after the Imane Khelif debacle, Rowling joined the transvestigation of Zambian soccer player Barbra Banda after she was crowned 2024 Women’s Footballer of the Year.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the Giants dropped eight players at the end of that debacle at Denver.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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At issue here, amid the domestic peace, is not only what makes people tick but, thanks to Hopkins, whether the ticking is that of a well-wound clock or an unexploded bomb.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Thousands of satellites with interceptors on them to knock down incoming Russian or Chinese missiles, with nuclear bombs on them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Protesters who spoke with Reuters railed against the extortion and violence common in Michoacán, where lemon and avocado farmers are often forced to pay exorbitant bribes to drug trafficking groups.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Chicken paired with lemon is a classic combination.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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