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noun

ˈkȯr-nər How to pronounce corner (audio)
Definition of cornernext
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as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show

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2
as in intersection
a place where roads meet we'll meet at the corner tomorrow

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3
as in milestone
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs

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corner

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verb

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as in to hog

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as in to front

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Recent Examples of corner
Noun
The curves ahead are posted at a third of my current speed, but the big Brembos scrub off velocity easily, and the Slingshot rails through corner after corner. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The front living room, which looks out on a bright corner of Sonoma Way, is framed by large windows that were either restored or custom-made to match the original style. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
Kamu tried to corner Jason, but Salina served it right back to him. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026 The race to corner the market in legal psychedelic therapy treatments, even before they are legally allowed in most jurisdictions in the world, is intense. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for corner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corner
  1. dilemma
  2. intersection
  3. milestone
  4. hog
  5. front
  6. pickle
  7. junction
  8. climax
Noun
  • Getty Images The plight of the A’s in Oakland and the Rays in Tampa Bay has been a Major League Baseball dilemma for decades, spanning the careers of the last two commissioners, Rob Manfred and Bud Selig.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Gaines and White talked at length at halftime of Friday’s game about their convictions on the trans in women’s sports dilemma.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dilemma
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  • Robert and Mary Murray lived out in the country, north of British New York, at the future intersection of 37th and Park, atop an actual hill.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Near the intersection of Olive Street and East Sixth Street in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast sits Nelson’s home, which has been in the family for generations.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of intersection
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  • But as this milestone and his injury last season reiterate, this is temporary and precarious.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to these milestones, this will be the ninth overall launch by the Ariane 6 program, which was developed by the European Space Agency and is now operated by Arianespace.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of milestone
Verb
  • Yet somehow, the 469 square miles of New York City tend to hog all the limelight.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Sullivan has seen the change in attitude in the industry from a time in which there were questions about whether cinematic translations would hog all the interest that might otherwise go to keeping the ongoing stage productions going.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of hog
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  • He was encouraged by the surge of Seattle rock around him, from Mudhoney, fronted by Gossard and Ament’s former Green River bandmate Mark Arm, to Soundgarden, whose next album would be Badmotorfinger.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Ariana Madix, who recently earned her first Emmy nomination for her duties on the dating series, is set to front the show once again.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of front
Noun
  • The following month, Marcus and Bakhitar made another strategic decision based on their network's advice, submitting applications to sell pickles at Erewhon and Whole Foods despite barely having any history as a business.
    — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The smashburger was the same as always, juicy and full of cheese, and the dill and pickle in the Caesar salad brought a bright and refreshing twist to the classic.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pickle
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  • Concrete is important again here, dictating the lack of material variation throughout the museum, the uniform thickness of the gallery walls, and the minimal slots of light at the junctions of many walls and ceilings.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The measurements showed that internal dendrites formed at defects such as pores and grain-boundary junctions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • His frantic paranoia makes the scene genuinely hard to read and sets the stage for his horrifying actions during the climax.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Ross doesn’t tend towards punch-the-air climaxes—just warm, excitable builds.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corner. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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