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
This emotional deadlock is key to the overall form the movie takes — in part, because there’s only so far Kramer can scrutinize this stalemate without directly impacting the ongoing narrative.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Britain’s government has plenty of reasons to break the deadlock.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Yesterday’s pangrams were cloaked, deadlock and deadlocked.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Crean Lutheran went on an 11-0 run after a 57-57 deadlock in the fourth quarter to defeat host Brentwood 62-52 in Division 1.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Britain’s government has plenty of reasons to break the deadlock.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Yesterday’s pangrams were cloaked, deadlock and deadlocked.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Crean Lutheran went on an 11-0 run after a 57-57 deadlock in the fourth quarter to defeat host Brentwood 62-52 in Division 1.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlock
Noun
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His term began with large-scale immigration raids, a halt to asylum processing for undocumented migrants, and executive orders aimed at expanding the authority of ICE to arrest and detain those in the country illegally.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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But his career came to a screeching halt later that year.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The impasse raises the likelihood that the debt ceiling will be dealt with separately as part of a deal with the Democrats on wildfire aid later this year.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Mar. 2025
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Don't be surprised if Beijing and Washington use this impasse as a bargaining chip in tariff talks.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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Rumblings that something was amiss date back to December, when the Wall Street Journal described Bond being locked in a stalemate between the studio and Broccoli and Wilson.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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Thursday’s news that Amazon had struck a deal with Bond rights holders Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to seize creative control of the franchise means the longtime boggy stalemate between the two parties is over, and the new Bond will assuredly move forward.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Deadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlock. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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