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Recent Examples of deadlocked
The trio appeared deadlocked leading up to Election Day, with Bass holding a slim 26% lead, Raman close behind at 25% and Pratt at 22%, according to a May 28 UC Berkeley-LA Times poll, which cited a margin of error of around 3%.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 June 2026
From there, the Giants remained deadlocked in a 1-1 tie until the 10th, though San Francisco’s relievers had to weasel their way out of trouble to keep the game tied.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Harvey Weinstein‘s third New York rape trial has ended with a deadlocked jury and a state judge declaring a mistrial.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The decision to grant Weinstein’s bid for a mistrial followed a stalemate in which jurors remained deadlocked in the third trial over the rape charge in New York.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked on several key issues, including the Islamic Republic’s nuclear capabilities and Israel’s invasion of Lebanon.
—Mia Gindis, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
The images, first published by TMZ, show Garcia at a casino on Sunday as Congress remains deadlocked over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Diverse passengers aboard the Crescent embody contemporary America, reminding readers that citizens adapt and persist even as federal leaders remain deadlocked.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
And the shutdown remains deadlocked in Washington.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 June 2026
From there, the Giants remained deadlocked in a 1-1 tie until the 10th, though San Francisco’s relievers had to weasel their way out of trouble to keep the game tied.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Harvey Weinstein‘s third New York rape trial has ended with a deadlocked jury and a state judge declaring a mistrial.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The decision to grant Weinstein’s bid for a mistrial followed a stalemate in which jurors remained deadlocked in the third trial over the rape charge in New York.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked on several key issues, including the Islamic Republic’s nuclear capabilities and Israel’s invasion of Lebanon.
—Mia Gindis, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
The images, first published by TMZ, show Garcia at a casino on Sunday as Congress remains deadlocked over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Diverse passengers aboard the Crescent embody contemporary America, reminding readers that citizens adapt and persist even as federal leaders remain deadlocked.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
And the shutdown remains deadlocked in Washington.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlocked
Adjective
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The Observer previously reported the program became financially unworkable after court rulings required most citation revenue to go to schools.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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But without the enormously impactful Doncic, his task has proven too tenuous, his responsibilities too unwieldy, his miracle too unworkable.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Ignoring this warning sign can allow the blockage to grow until the sink becomes completely unusable.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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Of that 9 percent, 50 percent of post-consumer footwear waste is not re-wearable—classified as unusable in its original form due to a variety of factors ranging from damage to low secondhand market demand.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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There’s irony here because the solution, for the most part, is not quantum-based, but rather preparation for a time when future quantum computers may make current encryption such as RSA and ECC ineffective.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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These proposals recognize that leaving decisions about adapting houses located in vulnerable areas up to individual homeowners is ineffective.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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This playful fourish, although useless in terms of timekeeping, requires 200 of the 646 components in the watch and two engineers had to work simultaneously to ensure the face shield and the movement operated in harmony.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Some of us choose to stay away from X, Instagram and the like, so posting a bunch of screenshots with links to additional story info on social media apps is useless.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The cops of wherever this is are ineffectual.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Twentieth-century historians tended to paint the senator as an ineffectual hothead, but Tameez maintains that Sumner’s in-your-face style helped shock a complacent nation into action.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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More than 70 percent of the increase is attributable to the reduction in point-of-sale demonstration roles at select unproductive doors in its department store and freestanding store channels.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Commission officials reportedly flew to San Francisco last Thursday to press Anthropic executives directly, following weeks of unproductive negotiations.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Authorities discovered 113 vials, with some testing positive for deactivated monkeypox virus.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
3 June 2026
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Unlike brewer's yeast, which is activated, nutritional yeast is a deactivated or inactive strain of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2026
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North Dakota adopted a bill last year requiring a legislative council to study the feasibility of using nonproductive wells to generate geothermal power.—
Maria Gallucci,
Wired News,
16 May 2026
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Returning nonproductive properties to the tax rolls, creating jobs and boosting the quality of life are only some of the benefits of redeveloping troubled properties.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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“Deadlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlocked. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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