logrolling

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Recent Examples of logrolling 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 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 Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018 But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves? Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Dec. 2017 In many democracies, of course, logrolling is neither rare nor necessarily bad. Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logrolling
Noun
  • Over billions of years, continuous chemical exchanges between this molten interior and the atmosphere have shaped the unique world observed today.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Their presence reflects the ongoing exchange between the Chinese and Korean fashion industries, particularly among younger consumers who closely follow both markets.
    Yiling Pan, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When negotiations first started more than a year ago, the union was asking for 40% of gross revenue and had come down to 26% before the marathon in-person bargaining session Tuesday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
  • It’s been a marathon week of discussions with the two sides getting together for more than 60 hours since the first in-person bargaining session on Tuesday.
    Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Here's a refresher on the back-and-forth regarding the COVID vaccine, so far.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Even with the prior recommendations back in place, however, all the back-and-forth in the headlines may create confusion for parents.
    Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In its current form, the proposal would outlaw the sale, barter, or trade of wildlife furs and furbearer parts statewide.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This is, after all, a presidency in which the incarcerated openly barter loyalty for pardons; recall that George Santos is happily Cameo-ing from his home in the Poconos instead of serving out a seven-year sentence for wire fraud.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Inspired by the brand’s fan-favorite Aqua Bomb moisturizer, this eye treatment swaps heavy creams for a refreshing water-gel texture that sinks in fast and layers easily under concealer.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The Heat reportedly was willing to include several or all among Herro, Robinson, Precious Achiuwa, Kendrick Nunn, one available first round pick and pick swaps.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The victim’s daughter – identified as Tori in Burton’s clemency petition – and some of the jurors in Burton’s case have backed his request for commutation.
    Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Alan Jackson, the celebrity legal eagle, doesn’t recommend clients entrust their social media accounts to third parties —even if those clients crave commutations.
    Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The semi truck had already been towed from the area.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Still, neither party is projected to form an outright majority, setting the stage for coalition negotiations involving smaller left- and right-wing factions.
    Jan Bratanic Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
  • An agreement among the basin’s seven states over how to divide its water expired at the end of last year, and negotiations to develop a new water plan fell apart last month.
    Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026

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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

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