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Recent Examples of deadlocked
The government shutdown has continued as Congress remains deadlocked over the spending bill.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Peñalosa did not immediately respond Wednesday evening to a request for comment on the deadlocked jury and mistrial.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Pennsylvania voters will decide tomorrow whether three Democratic justices should remain on the state Supreme Court for another 10-year term, a vote that could result in a deadlocked bench for years if they are removed.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Officials, though, are less confident that a trade agreement discussed in July will be finalized, as the countries remain deadlocked over the details of Seoul’s $350 billion investment pledge.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
But the jury remained deadlocked, and the judge declared a mistrial.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The next Senate vote to fund the government is scheduled for Tuesday, though Congress appears to remain deadlocked.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Congress remains deadlocked over a demand by Democrats to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at year’s end.
—Nik Popli, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
The retrial ended in a mistrial after a juror read media accounts of the case, and a second retrial in June 2023 ended in a deadlocked jury, according to the district attorney.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Peñalosa did not immediately respond Wednesday evening to a request for comment on the deadlocked jury and mistrial.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Pennsylvania voters will decide tomorrow whether three Democratic justices should remain on the state Supreme Court for another 10-year term, a vote that could result in a deadlocked bench for years if they are removed.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Officials, though, are less confident that a trade agreement discussed in July will be finalized, as the countries remain deadlocked over the details of Seoul’s $350 billion investment pledge.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
But the jury remained deadlocked, and the judge declared a mistrial.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The next Senate vote to fund the government is scheduled for Tuesday, though Congress appears to remain deadlocked.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Congress remains deadlocked over a demand by Democrats to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at year’s end.
—Nik Popli, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
The retrial ended in a mistrial after a juror read media accounts of the case, and a second retrial in June 2023 ended in a deadlocked jury, according to the district attorney.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlocked
Adjective
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The Empresa was discarded as unworkable — and not just because Spain was busy elsewhere.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Louisiana says law is 'unworkable and unconstitutional' Louisiana, which months ago defended the map legislators drew to include two majority-Black districts, now rejects it.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At 5-nanometre or smaller nodes (current cutting-edge chips), a tiny 30-nanometre particle (about 1/3,000th the width of a hair) can ruin a circuit and make the chip unusable.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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That said, while each companion’s abilities bring something to the table, they get downed by enemies a lot, which renders their abilities unusable until they can be revived.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The report also concluded that the techniques used were ineffective.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Two years later, after more legal wrangling, the Connecticut Supreme Court voted narrowly to overturn his conviction, ruling that Skakel's right to a fair trial was compromised by ineffective legal representation.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Pattinson plays the character’s increasingly useless husband.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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My French was useless—I was also considered a tourist by association.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There is a father in Breaking Away, a flustered, ineffectual father who sells used cars for a living.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The spruces huddled defensively, as if expecting hard times, and the birch and aspen waved white, ineffectual arms at the snapping November wind.—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Although self-reliance is Africa’s goal, the challenge is achieving true autonomy without structural transformation of nations that remain highly unproductive.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Play can look silly or unproductive — that's the point.—
Cas Holman,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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Course of trade in the oil industry often leaves the public on the hook for nonproductive well cleanup costs, including capping.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Deadlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlocked. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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