as in halt
a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in
the jury sent a note to the judge that it was hopelessly stuck in a deadlock
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Recent Examples of deadlock
Previous negotiations mediated by the US, Saudi Arabia and the African Union reached a deadlock.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Miguel Mora had an RBI single in the ninth to break the 4-4 deadlock.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The race is nonpartisan, but the incoming supervisor will break the 2-2 deadlock between the two Democrats and the two Republicans on the current Board of Supervisors.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The ongoing deadlock raises the risk of direct conflict between the U.S. and Iran in an already unstable Middle East, where an American aircraft carrier strike group is leading a U.S. military operation against the Houthi militants in Yemen.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Miguel Mora had an RBI single in the ninth to break the 4-4 deadlock.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The race is nonpartisan, but the incoming supervisor will break the 2-2 deadlock between the two Democrats and the two Republicans on the current Board of Supervisors.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The ongoing deadlock raises the risk of direct conflict between the U.S. and Iran in an already unstable Middle East, where an American aircraft carrier strike group is leading a U.S. military operation against the Houthi militants in Yemen.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlock
Noun
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But America's oldest-running distillery ground to a halt last month amid historic and deadly flooding, when Buffalo Trace master distiller Harlen Wheatley says the nearby Kentucky River rose to over 48 feet.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
3 May 2025
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Operations to release public records requests largely ground to a halt, according to half a dozen current or former employees.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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As the impasse dragged on, frustrated townspeople took matters into their own hands, literally locking the indecisive cardinals inside the meeting hall and even removing the roof to speed the process.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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An impasse means the district and the union will continue negotiating, but with the help of a mediator.—
Melanie Asmar,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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But as the deadline approached, the teams were at a stalemate.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The game being locked in a 3-3 stalemate for the middle innings was only made possible by pitchers Zach Root and Aiden Jimenez for Arkansas (32-3, 12-1 SEC).—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Deadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlock. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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