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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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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
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Fourteen minutes into the game, midfielder Jhon Arias drove a cross from winger Luis Suarez into the right corner of the net to give Colombia a 1-0 lead and send Pais MX into a frenzy.
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Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
The ultra-slim wand reaches from corner to corner to coat every lash.
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Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Against the run of play, the Atlas Lions won a free kick near the corner of the box after Luc De Fougerolles was booked for a cynical challenge.
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Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Fourteen minutes into the game, midfielder Jhon Arias drove a cross from winger Luis Suarez into the right corner of the net to give Colombia a 1-0 lead and send Pais MX into a frenzy.
—
Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
Verb
Kacey Musgraves has returned to corner the market on too-clever, comedic country-pop songs about arousal.
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ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
The ultra-slim wand reaches from corner to corner to coat every lash.
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Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corner
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Perhaps every story in which the characters are fundamentally unable to change their lives is subject to this same dilemma.
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Casa Amor, as a concept, is traditionally structured like a prisoner’s dilemma, with neither the main villa nor Casa Islanders aware of what their counterparts are doing while they’re separated.
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The pilot program will install cameras in 10 high-traffic intersections for one year and issue $75 citations to red light runners.
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Authorities later determined that Robert, driving a car traveling north on Callis Road approaching its intersection with State Route 32, failed to yield to a stop sign.
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Stay safe amid dangerous heat All are invited to celebrate America's milestone on the National Mall.
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Chapman allowed back-to-back singles after his milestone strikeout, but got Jo Adell to ground into a double play to secure his 17th save.
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Landowski only began competing Neo in agility competitions last year, and the training involved coaching with a dog trainer in Hudson Oaks and years of hogging the family computer to watch dog agility competition videos, her mother, Rhian said.
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The article also urges users to avoid running multiple real-time antivirus programs, warning that doing so could hog resources and cause system conflicts.
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The sessions went so well that Morali asked Willis to front the group, which adopted campy archetypes of masculinity — cop, cowboy and construction worker among them — in their stage costumes.
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One of the leading ones - Ignite Next - fronted by co-founders Markus Bohl (CEO) and Alois Eder (CTO) has a colorful backstory of its own.
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Start with the Single Smash, layered with griddled onions, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and smash sauce, then explore variations from there, including a falafel smash for vegetarians.
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The dog can also be served in a classic Chicago-style, topped with mustard, relish, onion, tomato, celery salt, sport peppers and pickle.
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The Manayunk/Norristown, Fox Chase and Chestnut Hill East Lines were suspended while SEPTA worked to clear the junction.
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Drive west, and the junction for Estadio Akron is less than 30 minutes away.
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The short version is that after defeating the Kilrathi at the climax of Wing Commander 3, Mark Hamill’s Christopher Blair retires to a backwater world to live out a life in peace and obscurity.
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Each concert climaxes with Pinkerton’s sword fight against the Rat Reaperess, leading to the singer’s inevitable defeat.
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“Corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corner. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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