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Recent Examples of deadlocked
Warring parties remain deadlocked over the Donbas region and control of Ukraine’s nuclear plants, with no breakthrough emerging from recent talks in Abu Dhabi.
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Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
In July 2024, Read's first trial was declared a mistrial after the jury remained deadlocked after five days of deliberations.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The federal government Wednesday inched closer to a shutdown as the Senate remained deadlocked over a spending bill that would fund Immigration Customs and Enforcement amid the agency’s deadly clashes with protesters in Minneapolis.
—Dave Goldiner, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
With funding for a large share of the federal government set to expire after midnight on Friday, Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over a sprawling six-bill appropriations package that the House sent to the Senate and that includes money for Homeland Security.
—Nik Popli, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Dominguez also took the witness stand at the trial that ended in June with deadlocked Yolo County jurors leading McAdam to declare a mistrial.
—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
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
Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
In July 2024, Read's first trial was declared a mistrial after the jury remained deadlocked after five days of deliberations.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The federal government Wednesday inched closer to a shutdown as the Senate remained deadlocked over a spending bill that would fund Immigration Customs and Enforcement amid the agency’s deadly clashes with protesters in Minneapolis.
—Dave Goldiner, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
With funding for a large share of the federal government set to expire after midnight on Friday, Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over a sprawling six-bill appropriations package that the House sent to the Senate and that includes money for Homeland Security.
—Nik Popli, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Dominguez also took the witness stand at the trial that ended in June with deadlocked Yolo County jurors leading McAdam to declare a mistrial.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlocked
Adjective
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Other Republicans have rejected several Democratic requests as unrealistic or unworkable.—
Toluse Olorunnipa,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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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
Adjective
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This approach allows the battery to remain responsive and reliable in environments that would normally render standard cells sluggish or unusable, CarNewsChina reports.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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This method also had the practical downside of rendering my colander unusable for straining the rigatoni for my Wednesday-night pasta alla vodka.—
Alma Avalle,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Democrats also largely take aim at how wasteful and ineffective the policy may be.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly characterized FEMA as ineffective and has pushed for states to have a larger role in disaster response.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Homeowners and residents are baffled by the attacks upon their beautiful — but otherwise seemingly useless — plants.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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My deep cynicism thinks this was a diabolical plan to herd young people toward expensive, and somewhat useless, college degrees.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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Besson takes real liberties with Stoker’s original saga too, hinting at a purposeful attempt to reframe Dracula as a sly romantic hero that winds up looking like just another ineffectual vampire movie instead.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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The lawyer, Martin Roth, cited his client's ineffectual defense, his mental health and his age.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Blueberries Blueberry plants become weak and unproductive if they’re not pruned from time to time in winter.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
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Morgan has a strong track record of getting draft picks for unproductive and/or unhappy receivers, so that possibility can’t be dismissed.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
26 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 20 Feb. 2026.
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