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nonstarter

noun as in also-ran

noun as in false alarm

Weak matches

noun as in flop

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Both were legislative nonstarters just a few years ago.

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

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The idea of AC Milan giving Pulisic time off is a nonstarter, however.

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If the Trump administration had even a minimal commitment to abide by its international and domestic legal obligations, plans to send migrants to Libya or Rwanda would be a nonstarter.

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Saudi leaders insist they won’t normalize ties without the creation of a Palestinian state — a nonstarter for the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and much of the Israeli public.

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