Dead end
Dead end noun - A passage with access only at one end.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Wrong Turn at Albuquerque: Brad takes a wrong turn at a fork in the road leading him and Janet to a dead end, getting a flat tire, and having to seek shelter in Frank N.
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Brad takes a wrong turn at a fork in the road leading him and Janet to a dead end, getting a flat tire, and having to seek shelter in Frank N.
Source: Wrong Turn at Albuquerque - Also from the X-Books, "flatscan" (presumably a mutant detector with an oscilloscope interface would remain a flat line) and [evolutionary] "dead end" are the derogatory terms for regular humans from the mutant POV.
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Flat and Dead end. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead_end/flat
Dead end & Flat. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead_end/flat>.
Flat or Dead end. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead_end/flat.
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