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How to pronounce “dead-end”
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Pronunciation guide for dead-end
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- Practice the English pronunciation of dead-end with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- The Tyranny of Dead Ideas
- Definition summary
- Going nowhere; blocked.
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How to pronounce dead-end
The Tyranny of Dead Ideas

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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dead-end”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Going nowhere; blocked.
- [Verb]
- (US) To come to a dead-end.
- (by extension) To come to nothing; to reach a hopeless situation.
- [Noun]
- A road with no exit.
- (by extension, figuratively) A position that offers no hope of progress.
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