terminus

noun

Definition of terminusnext
as in extremity

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Recent Examples of terminus The four-station extension will expand the Red Line south from its current terminus at 95th Street to 130th Street. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 Baxter State Park, home to Mount Katahdin—the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail—provides breathtaking landscapes and challenging trails for outdoorsy families. — Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 30 May 2026 On its western terminus near Wayside Park and the Interstate 4 overpass, the Sanford River Walk connects with an existing trail into Volusia County. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2026 The perfect final stop on Route 66 Speaking of California’s connection to Route 66, the road unofficially ends at the Santa Monica Pier, but Mel’s Drive-In is at its technical terminus. — Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for terminus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminus
  1. extremity
  2. boundary
  3. extent
  4. termination
  5. end
Noun
  • Short sessions may help with lower-extremity swelling in healthy people, and MD Anderson Cancer Center has pointed to low-intensity vibration as potentially helpful for cancer patients maintaining bone and muscle health.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • Short sessions may help with lower-extremity swelling in otherwise healthy people, and MD Anderson Cancer Center has pointed to low-intensity vibration as potentially useful for cancer patients maintaining bone and muscle health.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Definition of extremity
Noun
  • If the boundary between them is compromised, the church too will become coercive.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The root ball boundary or the outer edge of the soil-and-root mass typically extends from the main stem to just beyond the edge of the foliage.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of boundary
Noun
  • Oliver may have lived her own world to some extent, but that world was still the real one.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • In bumping off Ecuador 2-0 Tuesday night in the friendly confines of Estadio Azteca, Mexico has set up Telemundo (and to a lesser extent, Fox) for a post-holiday blockbuster against England.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of extent
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  • An arbitrator overturned the university’s termination, ordering them to reinstate the professor of justice studies.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • But the Supreme Court reversed those rulings, saying in a 6-3 decision that immigrants from Syria and Haiti are not entitled to judicial orders postponing the terminations of their temporary deportation protections.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of termination
Noun
  • Sharp, a rookie second-round draft pick from Houston, continued to impress at both ends of the floor with big shots and big stops on defense.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • But stepping out of the Georgia prison proved not to be the end of the uphill battle the father of two faced after his wrongful conviction.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of end

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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminus. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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