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Recent Examples of terminus
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.
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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
More seasoned winter travelers should head to Baxter State Park, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail and home to some of the state’s most remote trails.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
Teams have reached unprecedented glory amid creative friction, notably when Claudio Ranieri led Leicester City to the Premier League title in 2016, even while experiencing major tension with his players, but this episode in Portugal signposted the terminus of Ten Hag’s reign.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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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
More seasoned winter travelers should head to Baxter State Park, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail and home to some of the state’s most remote trails.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
Teams have reached unprecedented glory amid creative friction, notably when Claudio Ranieri led Leicester City to the Premier League title in 2016, even while experiencing major tension with his players, but this episode in Portugal signposted the terminus of Ten Hag’s reign.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminus
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Detective Samantha Choon told CBS News Miami that the 15-year-old boy was shot in the upper body and lower extremities.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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What Wang had cut was the popliteal artery, which supplies blood to the left lower extremity.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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That is well inside the boundaries of the Antarctic Ocean, also known as the Southern Ocean, which is defined as below the 60-degree south latitude line.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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On the low end, cities with populations of less than 5,000 can extend ETJs up to half a mile beyond their boundaries.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2026
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His films, to an extent, reflected that transatlantic residency in their freshness of perspective.—
Kevin Crust,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Those 26 wins were the extent of his success, a great rookie season to be sure, but not exactly a guarantee that Tang was John Wooden in waiting.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The longtime Republican sheriff of Frederick County contends the termination of a cooperative agreement with ICE will force him to let some people out of jail who may later commit more crimes.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Reached by phone Wednesday, Garcia attorney Blair Leake declined to comment on the former officer's case or termination.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Senior guard Joe Sterling, who signed with Texas, scored 22 points, including a 30-foot, 3-point basket to beat the buzzer at the end of the third quarter.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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This brought Falmouth’s deficit to as low as four points, and Hanover held a narrow 43-37 the end of the quarter.—
Zach McMahon,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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