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Recent Examples of terminus
After the northern terminus, most would walk 8 miles farther to the nearest road, Highway 3 in British Columbia’s Manning Park.
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
A number of the world’s great deltas, including those at the terminus of the Mekong in Vietnam, the Nile in Egypt, and the Yangtze in China, are sediment starved.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
The Blue Line light rail would be extended from its I-485 terminus to Pineville.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The preliminary epicenter of Monday’s earthquake, recorded at 10:04 a.m., was near the corner of Valley Boulevard and Grand View Drive in Alhambra, just a few blocks from the northern terminus of the 710 Freeway and a few blocks east of the city limits of Los Angeles.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
A number of the world’s great deltas, including those at the terminus of the Mekong in Vietnam, the Nile in Egypt, and the Yangtze in China, are sediment starved.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
The Blue Line light rail would be extended from its I-485 terminus to Pineville.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The preliminary epicenter of Monday’s earthquake, recorded at 10:04 a.m., was near the corner of Valley Boulevard and Grand View Drive in Alhambra, just a few blocks from the northern terminus of the 710 Freeway and a few blocks east of the city limits of Los Angeles.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminus
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The report from the OCME reportedly indicated that Gittings was brought to Hartford Hospital via Life Star in hemorrhagic shock with obvious traumatic injuries to the left lower extremity including a near amputation.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2025
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Another problem is atrophy of the lower extremities, including weakness in the arch muscle of the foot.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The difference is that behaviors happen in a supportive environment where boundaries are held while children feel heard and validated.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Starlink’s global nature pushes the boundaries of traditional regulatory frameworks.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Also striking: several court cases in Florida highlight the extent to which criminal networks operate to funnel weapons to Haiti and its menacing gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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To the extent Medicare receives funding from the states, expect higher state and local taxes, property taxes, and consumption taxes like sales and use taxes, to cover the shortfall.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the early termination of eight experimental payment models.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Department of Energy: 555 employees were fired, and termination notices were canceled for 319 of the 555 affected employees by 1 p.m. on March 17.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Ferrari driver nailed his start from pole and dominated the end of the sprint race in what was an impressive drive.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Nature’s Best Photography is accepting submissions for its 2025 edition now until the end of March, and people of all ages and levels of expertise can enter here.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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