logrolling

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Recent Examples of logrolling In many democracies, of course, logrolling is neither rare nor necessarily bad. Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016 This Stasi-worthy logrolling is how the media propagandize for the propagandist. Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023 Our logrolling, our stumps and their politics, our fisheries, our Negroes and Indians, our boasts and our repudiations, the wrath of rogues and the pusillanimity of honest men, the northern trade, the southern planting, the western clearing, Oregon, and Texas, are yet unsung. Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022 Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018 While old-fashioned logrolling and interest-group politics has actually improved the original proposal already, further improvements will require serious attention to the nature of the research culture involved. Yuval Levin, National Review, 17 May 2021 Petitioners shouldn’t bundle unrelated issues together, a practice derisively known as logrolling. BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019 Incarnate Word sophomore Ameer King hates the Cardinals’ logrolling drill. Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019 This is political logrolling disguised as public necessity. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logrolling
Noun
  • Both exchanges happened in front of witnesses, including a husband of one of the women, according to the letter.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 July 2025
  • The scam began with a message, then a friendly exchange.
    Myles Miller Bloomberg News, arkansasonline.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Aryna Sabalenka did in their semifinal, and Anisimova will have to be prepared to move back-and-forth across the baseline, a lot.
    The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • But as the noise settles and the legal back-and-forth begins, the real story may lie elsewhere.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • She was known to barter paintings for medical bills, home repairs and tobacco.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • The massive influx of precious metal helped transform the Chinese economy from a nonmonetary economy based on feudal obligations and barter trade into a monetized economy based on market exchange.
    Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2015
Noun
  • The final deal ended up being a complex swap with Global Payments acquiring Worldpay for $24.25 billion and selling its issuer solutions business to FIS for $13.5 billion.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • In the year 2025, when an ex-Packers great in Aaron Rodgers is trying to save Pittsburgh, this kind of a blockbuster swap would only be fitting.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Nor has any death row prisoner received a commutation since Bob Graham granted one for the last time in 1983.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
  • Additional commutations and pardons included Hunter Biden associate Jason Galanis, Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson, and former Arkansas state Senator Jeremy Hutchinson, according to CBS News.
    Peter Aitken Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Acqua e Farina is no stranger to Yelp honors: In 2023, the modest pizza truck parked in a warehouse district in Kendall was named one of the top 10 pizza restaurants in the country.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
  • The recall affects certain models of Lincoln Aviator, F-150 trucks and Mustang vehicles, among others.
    Nilutpal Timsina, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • And if so, should more adjustments be made to the salary cap during the next CBA negotiations, to ensure these teams do not continue to separate themselves from the rest of the league?
    Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Scott and Jacob also touch on MLS teams’ $41 million Club World Cup haul, with a portion of that money headed to players, pending negotiation between the league and union.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The Nabataeans were an incredibly skilled trading tribe in the spice trade.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • After the trade that sent Jalen Ramsey to the Steelers resulted in a pay increase for the star cornerback, rumors have started rumbling about a possible Watt trade.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025

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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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