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Recent Examples of no-win
Trump’s new policies have put the Fed in a potential no-win situation.
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Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
Brands are trapped in what feels like a no-win situation.
—Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This casting feels like a no-win for WB.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
From this no-win scenario director Laura Casabé extracts all the pleasures, anxieties, and frenzy of teenage life.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
Brands are trapped in what feels like a no-win situation.
—Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This casting feels like a no-win for WB.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
From this no-win scenario director Laura Casabé extracts all the pleasures, anxieties, and frenzy of teenage life.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for no-win
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-win
Adjective
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As is often the problem with biopics of all kinds — jukebox musical or not — the sheer scope of a life is impossible to capture in a mere 2 hour runtime.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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And after dark, the dealers were impossible to miss: short young men in hoodies and women in pajama pants, slinking around corners with side packs.—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Feeling hopeless in her quest to stop Crawford and help Delia get her life back, Elsbeth confronts the boastful judge, who is riding high on his rising star and his triumph over her.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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The hopeless woman grasps her head with one hand and checks her baby’s cheek with the other.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Most movies go nuts with exposition, because most scripts in development these days get studio or producer notes requiring pointless reiterations of plot points.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Such a debate is esoteric and, to some, a pointless distraction.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His famous pectoral cross, a simple image of the Good Shepherd carrying a lost sheep on his shoulders, wasn't just a personal emblem.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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That equates to nearly $6 trillion in lost market value.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a 162-game baseball season, such perfection is virtually unattainable.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Brands perceived as inauthentic may struggle to maintain consumer trust, revealing the significant costs of striving for an unattainable perfect image.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Removing or reforming colleges with chronically poor outcomes means fewer borrowers entering repayment with no degree or worthless credentials.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Settlers who actually traveled to Florida to inspect their purchases were likely to be greeted by muddy parcels of worthless swampland overrun with snakes and mosquitoes, miles away from anything resembling civilization.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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“No-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-win. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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