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Recent Examples of terminus
The Clifton Corridor bus rapid transit project could take between 13 and 18 years to complete if a new Armour Yards MARTA station is chosen as the northern terminus — significantly longer than if the route were to end at Lindbergh Center as planned.
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Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The 800-mile-long iconic trail stretches the entire length of the state from Mexico to Utah, and Yaqui Ridge is the southern terminus.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By car, Interstate 90 connects South Bend to all corners of the country, and Indiana’s north-south artery, Highway 31, has its terminus here.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The palisade started near the eastern terminus of the Great Wall and pushed to the northeast, ending somewhere between the contemporary cities of Changchun and Jilin.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
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Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The 800-mile-long iconic trail stretches the entire length of the state from Mexico to Utah, and Yaqui Ridge is the southern terminus.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By car, Interstate 90 connects South Bend to all corners of the country, and Indiana’s north-south artery, Highway 31, has its terminus here.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The palisade started near the eastern terminus of the Great Wall and pushed to the northeast, ending somewhere between the contemporary cities of Changchun and Jilin.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminus
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Luckily for Martin, Kinzalow hopped in the driver's seat and slammed on the brakes, and Martin survived despite severe back injuries and abrasions to his extremities.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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This disruption of the lymphatic system can cause the extremities or the scrotum to swell tremendously.—
Philip Budge,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national also known as Asif Raza Merchant, was found guilty of murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Once the housing is complete, the neighborhood could accommodate 25,000 to 30,000 residents within its boundaries, Mehran has estimated.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Republicans changed Medi-Cal eligibility — which includes imposing work requirements on many recipients — in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to an extent the Legislative Analyst’s Office says will kick millions of people off the insurance roles.—
Andrew Graham
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The extent of the uplift in last month’s consumer inflation will probably prove temporary, since it was caused in large part by the timing of the Lunar New Year.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Finally, in January of 2026, the termination, resignation, or retirement (including early retirement) for a large number of NASA employees was made final, reducing the number of NASA employees from over 17,000 at the start of 2025 to its current number of less than 13,000 at present.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kirk’s departure from the Sheriff’s Department last month came as the Civilian Oversight Commission sought to create a policy to ensure termination of Sheriff’s Department employees who have been decertified.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The foundational Epoch 1 fleet was designed by Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems, with the first wave of satellites slated to reach orbit by the end of 2026.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cameras later showed Araúz standing at the end of the dugout rail on his own.—
Melissa Lockard,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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