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
Katie Rife, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Amica life insurance riders The only endorsement Amica offers is a terminal illness rider.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
The private terminal doesn’t currently offer showers or beds; however, each suite comes with a private bathroom and there are plans to add showers in the future, Burns told Bloomberg.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Van has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and only has a few months left to live.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Amica life insurance riders The only endorsement Amica offers is a terminal illness rider.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
The luxury jewelry retailer is the latest addition to a bustling, five-block retail and entertainment destination housed in a former produce terminal.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
The private terminal doesn’t currently offer showers or beds; however, each suite comes with a private bathroom and there are plans to add showers in the future, Burns told Bloomberg.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminal
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And more immediately, how will the loss of their No. 1 defenseman affect their plans in the final hours left to make a move?—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Holler remembers one moment from some of his final days at the company when a message arrived from one of Musk's assistants.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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Chris Wood is in lethal goalscoring form, while goalkeeper Matz Sels has notched 10 clean sheets this season — just one behind Liverpool’s record of 11.—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Glossip nearly receives lethal injection Glossip has had nine separate execution dates scheduled and has nearly been executed several times.—
Sean Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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As the British withdrew from the depot, citizen militias repeatedly attacked.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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The repair project — which also includes the replacement of 3,000 sprinkler heads on the depot’s first floor — is expected to cost the MTA more than $4.5 million to complete.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 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
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Related article Inside the perfect storm of the deadly measles outbreak in Texas Also Friday, the New Mexico Department of Health reported 30 measles cases in Lea County, 20 more than had previously been identified in the state.—
Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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An all-too-common dispute between roommates turned deadly when a man suspected his privacy had been violated in a Nashville home, according to police in Tennessee.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Rose died on September 30th, 2024, at the age of 83. Jeffrey Lenkov, a lawyer who represented Rose prior to his death last year, reportedly met with Commissioner Manfred and MLB spokesman Pat Courney in December.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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There has been a lot of talk about U.S. exceptionalism last year, in reference to its economic and financial markets.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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However, this condition raises your risk of esophageal cancer, which can be fatal.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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The sheriff's office said Tuesday that the company that provides natural gas service for the home made no significant findings after looking for gas leaks and carbon monoxide, the colorless, odorless gas that can be fatal by depriving people from getting enough oxygen.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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This high rate of vaccination is needed because measles is the most infectious virus transmitted through the respiratory route – through coughing and sneezing.—
Professor David R. Hill,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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Measles is so highly infectious that 95% immunity is required to prevent epidemics, the WHO says.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Terminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminal. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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