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Recent Examples of nonstarter
Two things: The Pirates’ offer seems like a nonstarter because the 11-year-old who found the card is from Los Angeles.
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Chris Branch, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Some conservatives, including Paxton, said Burrows would be a nonstarter as a possible Phelan replacement.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Instead, sportsbook operators only appear interested in offering political bets in the U.S. in classic form or not at all, viewing futures trading as a nonstarter for their business models.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
But Saudi Arabia's leadership has repeatedly insisted normalization can't happen until an independent Palestinian state is created, a term the Israeli government now sees as a nonstarter.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Chris Branch, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Some conservatives, including Paxton, said Burrows would be a nonstarter as a possible Phelan replacement.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Instead, sportsbook operators only appear interested in offering political bets in the U.S. in classic form or not at all, viewing futures trading as a nonstarter for their business models.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
But Saudi Arabia's leadership has repeatedly insisted normalization can't happen until an independent Palestinian state is created, a term the Israeli government now sees as a nonstarter.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstarter
Noun
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Monthly winners and losers: This brings us to our February winners and losers.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Health care reform always creates winners and losers.—
Caitlin Owens,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Scheffler, meanwhile, seemed a little embarrassed by the whole fiasco and clearly wants to put that all in the past.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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Moore’s empowering, committed performance earned praise from critics, a nice turnaround after the previous year’s Striptease fiasco.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hotels have had a strong recovery since the washout year of 2021.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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An east wind will maintain a higher risk of rip currents along the coast, but overall, the holiday period will not see a washout.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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But taking a hostile approach with President Donald Trump now could put federal aid for the disaster at risk.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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Related article What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ — and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started?—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Heavily linked with a move away from the club to the Premier League or Saudi Arabia last summer while called a flop by many, Raphinha got his head down and worked hard to impress new head coach Hansi Flick.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Coach Women's Florence Slide Sandal $125 $105 at Amazon When most of their summer days are spent wearing slides, the Coach Florence Sandal upgrades your teen’s flip flops.—
Cheryl Fenton,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2025
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Continue reading … -- POLITICS FACING THE FACTS – 'Sanctuary city' mayors prepare to explain themselves to House, avoid notorious debacle.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Doing it this way certainly didn’t make viewers forget the whole Gascón debacle, especially after O’Brien reminded everybody about it in his monologue.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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His last touchdown was a 50-yard bomb, which represented the final points in the Super Bowl and the 2024 season.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Zelensky on Friday won the support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Ukraine’s proposals to take some first steps toward stopping the war, including a halt on firing missiles, drones and bombs at energy and other civilian infrastructure.—
Illia Novikov and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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Any produce that’s in packaging comes prewashed, but loose items like sweet potatoes or lemons are not.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
25 Feb. 2025
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Drizzle with oil and lemon juice, then scatter with basil leaves.—
Cathy Thomas,
Orange County Register,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Nonstarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstarter. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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