terminus

noun

Definition of terminusnext
as in extremity

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Recent Examples of terminus Pushing too hard is a fast route to overuse injuries and trail burnout, and neither one gets you to the terminus. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 The project will replace the existing alley between Kettner Boulevard and the train station at the western terminus of B Street. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 On its western terminus near Wayside Park and the Interstate 4 overpass, the Sanford River Walk connects with an existing trail into Volusia County. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2026 The four-station extension will expand the Red Line south from its current terminus at 95th Street to 130th Street. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for terminus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminus
  1. extremity
  2. boundary
  3. extent
  4. termination
  5. end
Noun
  • However, the Titans reported Nissan Stadium had among the highest number of lower-extremity injuries from 2018-2021 … before switching from grass to turf.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Police said the victims sustained gunshot wounds primarily to their extremities, including their arms and legs.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of extremity
Noun
  • Set the boundary, handle one domestic loose end, then choose joy without dragging guilt behind you.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • First, scientists will measure stability boundaries to find out how many protons and neutrons a single nucleus can contain before breaking apart.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of boundary
Noun
  • But over the last 12 months, inflation has nearly kept pace with hourly wage gains — and that understates the extent of the problem because debt service costs are not included in the consumer price index.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • There is little data on the extent of the fraud cases, because reporting is so sporadic and scattered across dozens of agencies.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of extent
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  • The administration had appealed two lower court rulings that blocked the termination.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Sources told Andrew that the abrupt nature of the termination came about due to media inquiries about Clark’s future, and that ESPN had initially planned to inform Clark of the decision today.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of termination
Noun
  • By contrast, the clearest long-term winners treated the creation of customer value as primary and used digital technology, and later AI, as means to that end.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Alys doesn’t know this year and neither does Aemond, but the audience finds out by the end of the episode that Sunfyre is still alive and reunited with Aegon.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of end

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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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