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Recent Examples of nonstarter
Image And Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, has said the United States was seeking a total dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program, a position Iran has deemed a nonstarter.
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Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
More to the point, the only serious alternative — raising taxes to pay for regulatory staff — is a political nonstarter.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2025
New dams are a nonstarter because dams have decimated the region’s salmon populations.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
Bringing youth together in the name of peace-building alone would be a nonstarter.
—Lindsey McGinnis, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
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Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
More to the point, the only serious alternative — raising taxes to pay for regulatory staff — is a political nonstarter.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2025
New dams are a nonstarter because dams have decimated the region’s salmon populations.
—Tony Schick, ProPublica, 12 May 2025
Bringing youth together in the name of peace-building alone would be a nonstarter.
—Lindsey McGinnis, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
Noun
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But the Phillies are skidding, losers of four in a row.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The seventh-seeded Volunteers advanced to play the loser of Saturday’s Texas Tech vs. UCLA game in an elimination game Sunday.—
Compiled From Wire Reports,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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The market mayhem wasn't triggered by some mysterious economic force—it's directly connected to mounting anxiety over the federal deficit and the impending fiscal fiasco that Trump and his congressional enablers are planning.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Read: Inside the fiasco at the National Security Council In saner times, under sounder leadership, changes to the intelligence community would perhaps be welcome.—
James Santel,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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Elsewhere, Philadelphia is expecting a rainy morning and New York City will have occasional showers through the afternoon, but a washout is not expected today.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
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Or the man who outlasted a near washout at Augusta to win the 2023 Masters in a runaway.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Though the Sixers remained a disaster without Embiid on the floor over those past two seasons, Maxey hit that 26-points-per-game mark and arrived as a star in this league.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The first episode features the recreation by actors of actual communication or lack of communication between the pilot and his junior officer that led to these disasters.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore grossed $400 million at the global box office against a budget of more than $250 million, and is considered an enormous flop.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The Cybertruck is shaping up to be a flop for the ages.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Following the 2000 Bush/Gore debacle in Florida, a joint MIT/Caltech review concluded that paper ballots filled out by voters and fed by voters in scanning machines was the optimal method.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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The Jalen Ramsey-Miami Dolphins debacle has almost reached its conclusion.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Moscow’s stationing fission or fusion bombs in orbit would violate the Outer Space Treaty - the fundamental international pact that governs space missions across the solar system.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In the ensuing battles, Israeli forces have mercilessly pounded Gaza with bombs that have destroyed much of the region’s infrastructure, killing more than 53,000, according to Palestinian health officials.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
30 May 2025
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Branzino at Felice is steamed in an aluminum foil pouch to retain all the juices, lemon and olive oil.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Meanwhile, place bananas in a medium bowl; drizzle with lemon juice and toss gently to combine.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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