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as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show
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as in intersection
a place where roads meet
we'll meet at the corner tomorrow
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as in milestone
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs
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as in to front
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Recent Examples of corner
Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Museum location, corner of Exposition Boulevard and South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles (in Exposition Park).
—Holly Andres, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Phineas Rueckert, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2026
Mendoza, Adrian Rodriguez (who's a switch hitter), Aiden Robbins and Carson Tinney occupy thetop half of the order with the ability to drive the ball from corner to corner and all points in between.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
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Noun
With the draft over and training camp around the corner, the offseason will soon come to an end.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Museum location, corner of Exposition Boulevard and South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles (in Exposition Park).
—Holly Andres, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Progressing at a breakneck pace over the past decade, a bonanza of private companies have raced to corner the market for high-tech fertility tools.
—Phineas Rueckert, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2026
Mendoza, Adrian Rodriguez (who's a switch hitter), Aiden Robbins and Carson Tinney occupy thetop half of the order with the ability to drive the ball from corner to corner and all points in between.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corner
Noun
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For policymakers, the crisis caused by the Iran war poses a dilemma.—
Fabiano Maisonnave,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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This dilemma unfolded as delegates still waited to hear from all three gubernatorial candidates before casting a vote for that respective nominee.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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At the intersection where she was killed, mourners set up a memorial at the base of a tree.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Two cars collided in a T-bone crash at a north Centennial intersection late Wednesday night, killing a woman, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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This jersey is also connected to another milestone.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Nuwayhid in Beirut is in her first year of university, an important milestone in any young person’s life, but the war between Israel and Hezbollah upended her plans.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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The article also urges users to avoid running multiple real-time antivirus programs, warning that doing so could hog resources and cause system conflicts.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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Flatheads and blue catfish hog the spotlight.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
9 Apr. 2026
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Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach fronts both the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, providing a variety of experiences for family beach vacations (even in the cooler fall months).—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The draft room will be fronted by executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and vice president of player personnel Ryan Cowden on Saturday.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some Cypress Village residents are beseeching the city to keep it that way, even as the HOA applies to let the pickle balling resume.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Much of the automobile industry is in a pickle.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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The 13-year-old from Long Island, New York, had been born with ureterovesical junction obstruction, a rare congenital disease, where a blockage between the ureter and bladder causes urine to back up into the kidney.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lewis and King were coworkers at Taco Casa, a fast food restaurant near the junction of Interstate 30 and East Loop 820 in Fort Worth.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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But she was met in the airlock by Tim Robbins' Bernard in a fiery cliffhanger climax that left us all totally breathless.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The single most important thing for England’s campaign is that Kane stays fit, especially through the climax of the Champions League.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corner. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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