Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarters
Noun
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This is a twisted travelogue of sorts, each chapter devoted to a circle of hell populated by one group of sports gambling’s myriad losers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Ravu were the losers, with Jessica being the biggest loser of all.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The mixture of high-tech drones and World War I-style trench fighting has seen small groups of infantry — often just two or three soldiers — try to infiltrate enemy positions into towns flattened by Russian heavy artillery and glide bombs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Ruslan Tyshchenko was a sapper who defused bombs in Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine.—
Carol Guzy,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Expectations going up after two straight Playoff washouts.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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In optimal conditions, most vehicles can make it, but high clearance is strongly recommended—especially in winter and after storms, when washouts, flooding, or snow accumulation are possible.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Though, this being New Zealand, the flip flops may still go down just fine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Flip-flops are great for the pool and beach, but supportive sandals are necessary for lots of walking around properties that are typically spread out across a lot of acreage.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Homeowners are left to mediate a system that was never designed for neighborhood-scale disasters.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Both nights were disasters, in very different ways.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Kennedy has made no bones about his misplaced skepticism of mRNA vaccines, pinging off the proliferating conspiracies around the COVID vaccines — incredible innovations that saved countless lives during one of the worst global catastrophes in recent memory.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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While Scarry’s books present such catastrophes with bright colors and good humor, Gomez undermines this cheer by superimposing on the mural a nearly all-black painting of a desolate tent encampment in front of a home destroyed by the Eaton fire.—
Sharon Mizota,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But there are no outright clinkers in the bunch, either.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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