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Recent Examples of deadlocked
For the next 17 glorious minutes, the two remained deadlocked.
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Russell Lewis, NPR, 15 June 2026
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%.
—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
Russell Lewis, NPR, 15 June 2026
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%.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlocked
Adjective
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But if walking was really unworkable, why was Apple Maps offering me a route?—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
11 June 2026
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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
Adjective
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The fire destroyed the post office lobby, which remains unusable, prosecutors said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Early tests of the system's effect on redistricting data raised alarm among many data users, who feared that the statistics would ultimately be unusable.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Conventional interventions have been largely ineffective, suggesting a rate increase may be the strongest tool left for policymakers to stabilize the won.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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While some viral health trends are harmless—or simply ineffective—others can put your health at serious risk.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Using that quartet in what is essentially a useless game would be playing with fire.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Maps had become useless; streets and landmarks washed away or hidden.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 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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Unfortunately, sometimes the brain is too efficient, leading us to cling to false information and unproductive habits while ignoring information that could clearly benefit us.—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
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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
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 23 Jun. 2026.
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