1
as in final
following all others of the same kind in order or time
took me to the terminal point of that bus route
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2
as in lethal
likely to cause or capable of causing death
a form of cancer that is usually terminal
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as in depot
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Recent Examples of terminal
Sports Editor
follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The site was run by a Ukrainian man, whose businesses included delivering Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine – crucial technology for Kyiv’s war effort.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That results in a terminal rate forecast of 3% to 3.25%, down from the firm’s earlier call for 3.5% to 3.75%.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 30 June 2025
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Adjective
Those colorful tile mosaics that decorate the long corridors toward baggage claim in five terminals at Los Angeles International Airport?
—Sports Editor
follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The site was run by a Ukrainian man, whose businesses included delivering Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine – crucial technology for Kyiv’s war effort.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
Noun
The Fort Worth livestock market became the largest in Texas and the Southwest, the biggest market south of Kansas City, and consistently ranked between third and fourth among the nation's large terminal livestock markets for five decades, from about 1905 to the mid-1950s.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That results in a terminal rate forecast of 3% to 3.25%, down from the firm’s earlier call for 3.5% to 3.75%.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminal
Adjective
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As most readers already know, the Beatles’ final U.S. tour closed the door on touring altogether.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Despite Senate leaders’ promises to deepen spending cuts, the final version of the bill may ultimately raise overall expenditures.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Police said less lethal munitions were deployed by federal authorities.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Glen Edward Rogers was executed by lethal injection at 6:16 p.m. May 15 in Florida for the killing of a 34-year-old mother of two in Tampa nearly thirty years later.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The Israeli army said the airstrikes hit Hezbollah’s infrastructure, arms depots and missile launchers.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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Neon signs and retro diners transport visitors back in time, while the Grand Canyon Railway depot anchors the town’s pedestrian-friendly core.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Texan communities are dealing with the impact of the deadly flash floods along the Guadalupe River, which have killed at least 80 people so far.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
7 July 2025
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The search for those swept into deadly floods in central Texas continued Sunday as the death toll climbed to 78.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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The Dodgers have eased him in carefully, with one-inning outings to start, followed by two-inning appearances in his last two.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The Padres begin the day a half-game out of the NL’s last wild-card spot.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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An attack in Boulder, Colorado, in June and the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., in May, are two recent incidents of anti-Jewish violence that have rocked communities in the U.S. Advertisement Read More: The Rise of Antisemitism and Political Violence in the U.S.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 July 2025
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Most had gone to sleep by the time of the fatal brawl.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Highlife arose in the Fante coast of Ghana in the 19th century, where natives curated infectious polyrhythms through primarily brass instruments, local drums, guitars, the Akan Seprewa—some which derived from Caribbean soldiers and British military brass bands.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The rate of spread would be different based on how infectious the disease is and the effectiveness of the vaccine, as well as the vaccination rates.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
10 July 2025
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“Terminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminal. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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