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Recent Examples of deadlocked
Dominguez also took the witness stand at the trial that ended in June with deadlocked Yolo County jurors leading McAdam to declare a mistrial.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Central to his approach, Calvo said, is establishing clear leadership at City Hall following eight months under an interim mayor and a deadlocked council.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
However, the jury remained deadlocked on a third-degree charge accusing him of the rape of actress Jessica Mann.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
During Read's first trial in 2024, a deadlocked jury led to a mistrial.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The Forest Lake Area School Board met for nearly eight hours Thursday night and Friday morning, but remains deadlocked 3-3 in the picking of a new school board member.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
Brazilian hosts are focusing on implementation strategies while delegates remain deadlocked on climate finance, trade, transparency, and national climate plans.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025
His nominating speech, though, is so inspirational, the deadlocked convention eventually adds his name to the potential nominees.
—David Bianculli, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
The government shutdown has continued as Congress remains deadlocked over the spending bill.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Central to his approach, Calvo said, is establishing clear leadership at City Hall following eight months under an interim mayor and a deadlocked council.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
However, the jury remained deadlocked on a third-degree charge accusing him of the rape of actress Jessica Mann.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
During Read's first trial in 2024, a deadlocked jury led to a mistrial.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The Forest Lake Area School Board met for nearly eight hours Thursday night and Friday morning, but remains deadlocked 3-3 in the picking of a new school board member.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
Brazilian hosts are focusing on implementation strategies while delegates remain deadlocked on climate finance, trade, transparency, and national climate plans.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025
His nominating speech, though, is so inspirational, the deadlocked convention eventually adds his name to the potential nominees.
—David Bianculli, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025
The government shutdown has continued as Congress remains deadlocked over the spending bill.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlocked
Adjective
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The Justice Department argued in a reply filed Sunday that the stay should remain in place, calling the injunction unworkable and overly broad.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Remote online hearings, once considered unwieldy at best and unworkable at worst, became possible.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The next areas on your decluttering to-do list should be your kitchen cabinets and office drawers, which have a serious tendency to accumulate unused or outdated electronics, miscellaneous plugs, or frayed, unusable cords.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
25 Jan. 2026
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Data collected by Amnesty International’s Citizen Evidence Lab suggests that Israel deliberately used this incendiary substance in densely populated villages in southern Lebanon to push the civilians out and make their lands unusable.—
Josiane Yazbeck,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Without this step, emotional conversations become emotionally expensive and structurally ineffective.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Since mothballs are proven to be ineffective (and harmful), here are some safer alternatives to consider.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Brown’s statement on Monday was mostly useless corporate-speak.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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This tiny amount of copper acts as a molecular steering wheel, preventing sugar molecules from shattering into useless carbon dioxide.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The country is mired in a prolonged crisis brought on by years of hyperinflation, political corruption, economic mismanagement and an ineffectual government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The country is mired in a prolonged crisis brought on by years of hyperinflation, political corruption, economic mismanagement and an ineffectual government.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That shift was positive for tribal leaders, who had unproductive relationships with the state after Noem was banned from tribal lands, Lengkeek said.—
Molly Wetsch,
South Dakota News Watch,
17 Jan. 2026
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The human brain is highly susceptible to often unproductive mind-wandering, and modern technology has only made the problem worse.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While the total number of accounts across platforms is unknown, Inman Grant said the number of deactivated or restricted accounts was encouraging.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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So my mother could wear the transmitter in its deactivated state.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Aug. 2016
Adjective
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Pruning also thins nonproductive stems, allowing light to reach the interior of the tree and ripen the fruit.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Dec. 2025
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The key is refusing to engage in circular or baiting conversations, instead setting boundaries and exiting nonproductive conversations.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Deadlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlocked. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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