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 tension continued to build until Mexico released the pressure with a set piece goal to break the deadlock in the 77th minute.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
But even his involvement hasn't broken the deadlock.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Ukraine has offered an unconditional 30-day ceasefire and a meeting between its Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock.
—Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Ukraine has offered an unconditional 30-day ceasefire and a meeting between Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
But even his involvement hasn't broken the deadlock.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Ukraine has offered an unconditional 30-day ceasefire and a meeting between its Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock.
—Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Ukraine has offered an unconditional 30-day ceasefire and a meeting between Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlock
Noun
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While the lawyers’ work stoppage continues to grind the gears of justice to a halt, Hayden says that his office is doing their best to move forward with their own work.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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After kicking off its first season in 2011, the show was brought to a halt in 2013, until the series was successfully rebooted in 2021.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Several designers in the Design Museum survey call attention to this impasse with absurdism.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The impasse on legislation started to break in 2018, along with Colorado’s purple reputation.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This reliance on drones has created a stalemate along the front.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Senators used a similar approach in the past to overcome a stalemate on judicial nominations.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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“Deadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlock. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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