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
  • Ferguson says another 150,000 residents could be priced out of the state health care exchange.
    Tim Clouser, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2025
  • This lack of exchange didn't go unnoticed, and social media exploded with rumors that the former costars are still not on friendly terms.
    EW.com, EW.com, 18 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
  • Use the findings to trim laggards, capture tax swaps or recalibrate spending.
    Andrew Whalen, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • He’s only won two races this season, and then there’s the case of the underperforming second Red Bull seat, which has already seen one driver swap this year (from Liam Lawson to Yuki Tsunoda).
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Topline President Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations have cost more than $100 million in fines owed to the federal government and another $1.5 billion in restitution to victims.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • The commutation was supported by country music star Luke Bryan, according to a White House statement.
    Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • During this arrival, Humane Society volunteers crowded around the plane, hauling crate after crate from the conveyor belt to trucks.
    Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
  • Some Aggie accounts of the parade claimed the truck was carrying men dressed in drag.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors George found himself in some tense negotiations in last week's episode of The Gilded Age, while Larry and Jack crossed paths with a potential investor.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • Topline President Donald Trump announced Saturday his administration is imposing 30% tariffs on imports from the European Union and Mexico, hiking up the tariff rate for two of the U.S.’s biggest trading partners despite lengthy negotiations.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The proposal, championed by Senator Lindsey Graham, was meant to stop India and China from financing Russia’s military through the oil trade.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 15 July 2025
  • Powell in attendance: Heat trade acquisition Norman Powell was in attendance, seated with Erik Spoelstra and the coaching staff across from the Heat bench.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025

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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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