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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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The deadline for expansion for next season, if it happens, is Dec. 1.

Participants in the talks say federal officials gave them a Nov. 11 deadline to agree on key principles in several areas.

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The appeal could extend that deadline by as little as a few hours, or nullify it entirely.

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Samsung and Barclays are aiming to announce the tie-up by the end of the year, though talks have missed earlier deadlines and a deal isn’t assured, the people said.

Rockstar has previously been accused of forcing employees into "crunch", or mandatory overtime, in order to hit release dates and deadlines.

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

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