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deadline

Definition for deadline

noun as in due date

Strongest matches

limit, period, time limit

Strong matches

bound, cutoff

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As a writer and editor, I thrived for years on the need to meet deadlines and on the adrenaline of being praised or promoted for my work.

And like paper coupons of the past, these benefits come with conditions—and deadlines.

However, Stifel noted that Tesla’s fourth quarter may be rough after U.S. consumers pulled ahead EV purchases ahead of a September tax-credit deadline.

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There was a flicker of hope for them when, just before the trade deadline, they acquired lineman Trevor Penning from the New Orleans Saints.

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It would allow complainants to take an appeal directly to the Department of Education when a district fails to meet the 60-day response deadline.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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