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deadlines

NOUN

due date

Synonyms

STRONGEST

limit period time limit

STRONG

bound cutoff

WEAK

target date time frame zero hour

Example Sentences

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When Congress passed the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act in 1996, it imposed strict filing deadlines, strengthened rules against multiple petitions, and expanded deference to state court decisions.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

When earthquakes, floods, fires and other disasters happen, the IRS commonly suspends all sorts of deadlines for impacted taxpayers.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Upcoming physics papers have been replaced as a "precautionary step", but students' results dates remain unchanged, the exam board said, meaning grades will be issued on time and in line with university offer deadlines.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

After multiple deadlines and threats of fresh attacks, traders don’t seem to believe that further escalation is a genuine risk.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

And so Alma Ember began her studies and lived with her grandmother in the mostly peaceful Georgia town, allowing herself to be troubled only by portfolio deadlines and country-club luncheons.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley