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Recent Examples of terminus
Discussed for more than 50 years, the project is set to extend the CTA’s Red Line from its current terminus at 95th Street to 130th Street and add four new train stations along the way.
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Zach Cross, followed by his wife Grayson and father Tim, hikes up Springer Mountain to the Southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail to start his thru-hike, Monday, May 1, 2023.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The approximately 15-acre parking lot at the Meadowview light rail station, which was previously the southern terminus of the Blue Line, sits mostly empty, RT spokesperson Jessica Gonzalez said Tuesday.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
But at its southern terminus, that impression begins to shift.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Zach Cross, followed by his wife Grayson and father Tim, hikes up Springer Mountain to the Southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail to start his thru-hike, Monday, May 1, 2023.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The approximately 15-acre parking lot at the Meadowview light rail station, which was previously the southern terminus of the Blue Line, sits mostly empty, RT spokesperson Jessica Gonzalez said Tuesday.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
But at its southern terminus, that impression begins to shift.
—Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminus
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The most obvious answer was that the story, on a deeper level, needed to be timeless, a tale of a desperate person facing moral dilemmas of increasing extremity while trying to hold fast to their values.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The boy also had multiple blunt trauma injuries to his extremities that were in the process of healing, according to the medical examiner, which detected trace amounts of methamphetamine in the boy’s body.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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After losing Mushfiqur Rahim early to the bowling of Hasan Ali, Shanto struck seven boundaries in his knock before being trapped lbw by left-arm spinner Noman Ali (3-76).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Now in its 33rd year, the September gathering in Lower Saxony has built an international reputation not only for its programming of boundary-pushing independent cinema but for its marketing campaigns, which have become events in and of themselves.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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The extent of the spill was disputed Sunday by the government of Trinidad and Tobago, which said only 10 barrels were spilled and the spill was contained the same day it was detected, May 1.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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This happened with the shooting at NFL headquarters in New York City, when Charlie Kirk was assassinated, and to a lesser extent, with the recent incident at the White House Correspondents dinner.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Paramount agreed to pay the termination fee as part of its agreement to buy the entirety of WBD, but the cost lives on WBD's books until the close of that deal.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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The termination notice comes nearly a year after Affinity Gaming ended 24/7 operations at Buffalo Bill’s Resort on July 6.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The loss marked an early end for the Frost, which had previously gone a perfect 6-0 when facing elimination in the PWHL playoffs, and halted the team’s quest for a rare threepeat.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The goal is to have everything moved by the end of July.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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