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nonstarter

[non-stahr-ter] / nɒnˈstɑr tər /


NOUN
false alarm
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Example Sentences

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Not everything on Mr. Jeffries’s list of demands is a nonstarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

So the idea that companies are all going to double their sales, doubling real GDP per capita, in short order, is a nonstarter.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

The case shows that smuggling its chips "is a nonstarter," an Nvidia spokesperson said.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

“Going back to the office every day would be a nonstarter for me,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

It never occurred to me that the bug-out would be a nonstarter.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman