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as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show
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2
as in intersection
a place where roads meet
we'll meet at the corner tomorrow
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as in milestone
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs
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as in to front
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Recent Examples of corner
Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Ishbia and his legal team have responded to this lawsuit, essentially saying that these claims are baseless and are a means to try and corner Ishbia into buying Kohlberg and Seldin’s share out for an exorbitant price.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Place them in corners or tie around porch columns.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Liposuction cornered the market on removing problem fat pads until recently.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Ishbia and his legal team have responded to this lawsuit, essentially saying that these claims are baseless and are a means to try and corner Ishbia into buying Kohlberg and Seldin’s share out for an exorbitant price.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Republicans mostly stayed in Patel's corner and focused on the issue of political violence.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Place them in corners or tie around porch columns.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corner
Noun
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The company applies a sociological attention to the gestures and dilemmas of people’s daily routines; once harvested, these insights are quickly incorporated into product designs.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Drone dilemma The US excels at building large, expensive weaponry, but most American soldiers lack the know-how for fighting with unmanned systems.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sonic’s newest Sacramento-area restaurant is at 5873 Antelope Road in Citrus Heights, near the intersection with Roseville Road.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Roxbury Prep is just blocks away from the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The moment marked a personal milestone for Baldwin, who said goodbye to dancing 16 years ago after breaking her hip due to overuse.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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James Tour, professor of chemistry and materials science at Rice, called the achievement an industrial milestone.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Running it could also hog the GPU's video memory.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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Researchers have seen that wild horses and burros will hog water tanks, streams, and other water sources — often to the detriment of native critters like deer and antelope, which are easily bullied by a big stallion.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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Prada launched its first campaign focused on the Galleria bag in 2021, back then fronted by Hunter Schafer, and directed by Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter filmmaker Xavier Dola.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Other rappers like Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and OutKast have all fronted the event as well, but women in hip-hop are largely lacking from the top of the bill.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those lessons will have to come quickly, considering the season pickle the Chiefs have put themselves in.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Top with chicken mixture and pickle slices.—
Mary Claire Britton,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker were on hand for the ceremonial breakthrough of the final meter of rock to open the first tunnel beneath the Brenner Pass, a key junction in an EU rail project that will one day run from Helsinki to Palermo.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Marie-Louise Jacques, MD, MBA, Founder & CEO of Pharmabiotech Consultants, writes at the junction of science, business, and leadership.—
Marie-Louise Jacques,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Long Walk comes down to the two of them, and their final stretch is met by a crowd of fans and cameras broadcasting the climax all over the country.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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And as Brown’s book races toward its elaborate climax, his (and Langdon’s) breathless effusions about the neuro-technological progress that awaits us sound jarringly out of sync with the anxious, doomy present.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corner. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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