as in halt
a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in
the jury sent a note to the judge that it was hopelessly stuck in a deadlock
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Recent Examples of deadlock
The race is nonpartisan, but the incoming supervisor will break the 2-2 deadlock between the two Democrats and the two Republicans on the current Board of Supervisors.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The ongoing deadlock raises the risk of direct conflict between the U.S. and Iran in an already unstable Middle East, where an American aircraft carrier strike group is leading a U.S. military operation against the Houthi militants in Yemen.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Given the congressional deadlock — not to mention how the country is divided politically — the prospect of this appear slim.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Neither story completely convinced the jurors, who returned multiple notes indicating a deadlock.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The ongoing deadlock raises the risk of direct conflict between the U.S. and Iran in an already unstable Middle East, where an American aircraft carrier strike group is leading a U.S. military operation against the Houthi militants in Yemen.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Given the congressional deadlock — not to mention how the country is divided politically — the prospect of this appear slim.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Neither story completely convinced the jurors, who returned multiple notes indicating a deadlock.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlock
Noun
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One unique thing Reno fit into it is a short sound around the 1:35 mark that sounds like a car screeching to a halt.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
8 Apr. 2025
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Rather than dwell on this possibility, or call for a halt to further investments until the federal funding picture resolves, supervisors instead took turns bidding Bergmann farewell and welcoming acting director Nadia Privara.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Key members of Mayor Adams’ staff, including Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry, ultimately helped finalize the deal after union leaders and the city’s Office of Labor Relations reached an impasse over pay and demands that sergeants start working 12-hour tours.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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To break the impasse, the Speaker floated creating a conference committee with the Senate to hash out their differences, or adding an amendment to the budget resolution — two ideas that would throw a wrench into GOP leadership’s ambitious timeline to get a package to Trump’s desk.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
10 Apr. 2025
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Nottingham Forest has been one of the EPL's best teams this season, so the two playing to a stalemate shouldn't come as a surprise.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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As beers are cracked and meatballs are thrown, the game slowly turns into a stalemate that’s irritatingly adept at withstanding external pressure to end prematurely.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Deadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlock. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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