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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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Tens of millions of Americans might be eligible to claim refunds from the IRS because of a federal-court decision that said many pandemic-era tax deadlines didn’t actually apply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

France's envoy at the conference, Benoit Faraco, said the roadmap set deadlines for the end of fossil fuel use across the economy, the second-largest in Europe.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Under certain circumstances, these excluded victims and others who missed earlier filing deadlines can still sue the Sacklers directly.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Writers never really fully stop — just ask my “Unretirement” colleague Richard Eisenberg — but we can walk away from daily deadlines and limited vacation time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Who was he to give assignments and set deadlines?

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris