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Recent Examples of terminus
By car, Interstate 90 connects South Bend to all corners of the country, and Indiana’s north-south artery, Highway 31, has its terminus here.
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Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The palisade started near the eastern terminus of the Great Wall and pushed to the northeast, ending somewhere between the contemporary cities of Changchun and Jilin.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
More seasoned winter travelers should head to Baxter State Park, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail and home to some of the state’s most remote trails.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
Teams have reached unprecedented glory amid creative friction, notably when Claudio Ranieri led Leicester City to the Premier League title in 2016, even while experiencing major tension with his players, but this episode in Portugal signposted the terminus of Ten Hag’s reign.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The palisade started near the eastern terminus of the Great Wall and pushed to the northeast, ending somewhere between the contemporary cities of Changchun and Jilin.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
More seasoned winter travelers should head to Baxter State Park, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail and home to some of the state’s most remote trails.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
Teams have reached unprecedented glory amid creative friction, notably when Claudio Ranieri led Leicester City to the Premier League title in 2016, even while experiencing major tension with his players, but this episode in Portugal signposted the terminus of Ten Hag’s reign.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminus
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Clinical accuracy is not something with which poets have traditionally tended to preoccupy themselves, but Tennyson’s account of mental extremity impressed the experts.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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The girl was taken to Children’s Hospital with injuries to her extremities and abrasions to her head.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The researchers warned that while the idea of workers taking on more tasks voluntarily could seem ideal, nonstop work has the potential to lead to problems down the line, including blurring the boundary between work and non-work, as well as burnout and cognitive fatigue.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Be nice about it, of course, but don’t forget that you’re allowed to set boundaries.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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But the extent of Epstein’s connections to seemingly countless powerful individuals in numerous fields, including media, validates the feeling that some Epstein obsessives have shared.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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His three-album run from the last decade – 2014 Forest Hills Drive, 2016’s 4 Your Eyez Only and, to a lesser extent, 2018’s KOD – certified his reputation as a thoughtful and engaging voice in the genre.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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The agency said the suspension period is intended to precede final termination decisions as the proceedings move forward.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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One of his attorneys, Bill Brewer, said the company pointed to a restructuring as the reason for the termination.—
Emily Brindley,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Slow pulsations near the end of the AGB phase lead to ejecta, but these ejecta are rarely visible directly.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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The vote on Tuesday sought to extend previous language that blocked tariff repeal resolutions from getting a vote, which expired at the end of January.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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