nonstarter
Use Nonstarter in a sentence
tər noun
an issue, plan, etc., that does not get or deserve to get under way.
Origin:
1905–10
1905–10
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| —n | |
| 1. | a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered |
| 2. | a person or thing that is useless, has little chance of success, etc |
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Nonstarter
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example sentences
The idea that you'll take complete control of the meal while you're a guest in her house is probably a nonstarter.
Since then, talk of spending more has been a nonstarter.
They've long argued that cap-and-trade was a political nonstarter.
But requiring professors who teach similar courses to all use the same textbook would be a nonstarter.
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