terminus

noun

Definition of terminusnext
as in extremity

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Recent Examples of terminus When done, its eastern terminus will go into the heart of downtown Waukegan and lead to the lakefront. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 But pockets of the past remain on the Mother Road as motorists head west toward its terminus near the Pacific Ocean. — Fielding Buck, Daily News, 2 Sep. 2026 Its wooden predecessor was built in 1869 as the Transcontinental Railroad was being finished with Sacramento as its western terminus. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026 In the post-World War II era, their house was positioned perfectly on the busy road, just steps from the northern terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for terminus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminus
  1. extremity
  2. boundary
  3. extent
  4. termination
  5. end
Noun
  • For Applegate, her previous diagnosis of MS had offered an explanation for her ongoing struggle with symptoms including tingling and numbness in her extremities, lack of coordination, balance issues and difficulty walking.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Falcons announced Sunday that Daniels was alert and had movement in all his extremities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of extremity
Noun
  • But what if that expressionless gaze is a silent boundary — and those of us on the receiving end of the stare are the judgmental ones?
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Baby Dan tested the boundaries, Baby Dan defied his mother, Baby Dan threw tantrums and wouldn’t stop.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of boundary
Noun
  • The Commission’s sovereignty framework considers the extent to which investment, jobs and value creation remain within the EU and European Economic Area.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That fun and peer-filled campus life she'd been promised by both family and pop culture turned out to be, at least to some extent, a relic of the past.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of extent
Noun
  • The council evaluated four competing proposals solicited after the city issued a contract termination notice to trash hauler Republic Services in September.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Ricardo Salazar-Rey, now a former history professor at UConn’s Stamford campus, was informed of his termination in a letter dated Tuesday from Amy Gorin, the university’s Senior Vice Provost.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of termination
Noun
  • White’s lyrics are bittersweet pinpricks, his keening vocals already in mourning of childhood’s end—of responsibility, of bathing yourself, in so many words, knowledge of death.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The opening on the opposite side of the dish room is not finished and has metal wall studs and sheet rock ends exposed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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