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- adjective Not
starting , or unrelated to the starting of something.
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Examples
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After The Great Moment spelled the death of his formerly fruitful relationship with Paramount, Sturges endured a disastrous stint co-running a nonstarting film studio with Howard Hughes.
My Year of Flops Nathan Rabin 2010
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Or maybe he'll just turn his gaze from his nonstarting overture to Tehran to the Holy Land, whose pastures look ever-so slightly greener thanks to Mr. Netanyahu's attempt at reasonableness and conciliation.
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Lewis settled down next to the nonstarting fire, glanced at me, and extended a hand, palm out, toward the inert pile of soaked wood.
Thin Air Rachel Caine 2007
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John was mostly a nonstarting defensive back at Miami of Ohio.
NYT > Home Page By JUDY BATTISTA 2011
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If he can turn a lifetime nonstarting quarterback into a competent performer, well then, what might he be able to do with a raw treasure like Jay Cutler?
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If not, he will get nonstarting reps behind starters Murphy and
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Or maybe he'll just turn his gaze from his nonstarting overture to Tehran to the Holy Land, whose pastures look ever-so slightly greener thanks to Mr. Netanyahu's attempt at reasonableness and conciliation.
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"sackmeister" is nonstarting defensive end Ray McDonald, who has all of three.
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