terminus

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Recent Examples of terminus The port also is the terminus of an oil pipeline stretching to Yemen’s energy-rich Marib governorate, which is held by allies of Yemen’s exiled government. Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 Overland is just south of Idaho 69’s northern terminus at Interstate 84; the rest of Meridian Road to the north is owned by the Ada County Highway District. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025 The emergence of psychedelic drugs as medicines is a key terminus in mental healthcare advancements, with an upswing in successful clinical trials, positive regulatory approvals, capital investment inflow, and growing public awareness. Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 When the popular elevated trail opened a decade ago, there wasn’t a lot there at its western terminus. Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for terminus
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Noun
  • Inside the suitcase were human remains which consisted of a female torso without the extremities, head and neck, and a black trash bag, which was next to the neck area, the warrant affidavit said.
    Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Don't use a tourniquet Don't try to suction out the venom, and don't cut or slice the bite Keep the affected extremity elevated while traveling to a medical facility.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Convergence: Blurring Lines And Blended Skills Simultaneously, the traditional boundaries between investment stages began to blur.
    Mitt Mehta, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Teams always push the regulated boundaries to improve the performance of their cars.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • To a lesser extent, McDavid was part of Leon Draisaitl’s Rocket-winning act this season.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 26 May 2025
  • What to do instead: Make getting high-quality sleep a priority, to the extent that that’s possible.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Are they employees searching for wrongful termination help?
    JC Serrano, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • While other groups learned about the grant withdrawals May 2, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute didn't receive an email about the termination of its grant until May 13, said executive director Ken Jacobson.
    Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • In the end, all but one Republican voted the bill out of committee—Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, who skipped the vote—ending the committee’s debate that began more than 22 hours ago.
    Nik Popli, Time, 22 May 2025
  • Chelsea Gray added a pair of free throws to give Vegas a 30-point lead less than two minutes into the half, and the Aces were emptying their bench by the end of the third quarter.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025

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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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