Thesaurus results for DEADLOCK

deadlock

noun

ˈded-ˌläk

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 Godo hit the crossbar after 24 minutes and broke the deadlock soon after with another header into the far corner. —

ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026 Wave win their fourth straight Ludmila broke the deadlock with the Legacy in the 62nd minute at Gillette Stadium, giving the Wave (4-1-0) their best start in club history. —

Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 San Diego broke the scoreless deadlock in the 63rd minute when Kimmi Ascani sent a through ball into the box for Wave striker Ludmila. —

Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 Senate Republicans say Democrats must compromise on immigration policy, while some conservatives suggest eliminating the filibuster to break the funding deadlock. —

Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deadlock

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The bridge plunged into the Patapsco River below, killing six construction workers and bringing the major shipping artery at the Port of Baltimore to a screeching halt.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Zelenskyy said Ukraine had repeatedly proposed a halt to fighting for Orthodox Easter.

— Reuters, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026