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
Political deadlock The country has been in political deadlock long before the war began.
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Emma Graham, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
Lebanon is experiencing a political deadlock that has prevented the election of a new president.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024
Russia's war on Ukraine has ground to a bloody stalemate in recent months, with neither side able to decisively break the deadlock.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former State Department official, warned that the administration must worry that continued deadlock will weaken U.S. influence in the Middle East and beyond.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Emma Graham, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
Lebanon is experiencing a political deadlock that has prevented the election of a new president.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024
Russia's war on Ukraine has ground to a bloody stalemate in recent months, with neither side able to decisively break the deadlock.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Jon Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former State Department official, warned that the administration must worry that continued deadlock will weaken U.S. influence in the Middle East and beyond.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlock
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Conservative commentators suggested recently that tariff discussions with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had led to a halt in migrant caravans crossing the border.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The truce called for a 60-day halt in fighting, which aims to end more than a year of war between Hezbollah and Israel that’s part of a wider regional conflict sparked by the devastating Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.Natalie Meltzer and Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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In an update sent to families Dec. 6 CPS quantified the current impasse, estimating the four-year cost of meeting the union’s recent list of narrowed demands at $3.5 billion.Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
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Yoon’s party has been locked in an impasse with the liberal opposition over next year’s budget bill.Kim Tong-hyung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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The stalemate comes as some California jurisdictions are bracing for Trump’s promise on deportations and adopting policies designed to protect immigrant communities.Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Yet, in November, after four years of relative stalemate, opposition groups launched a surprise offensive as Assad’s three key allies — Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah — were stretched thin with other conflicts.Sefa Secen / Made by History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Deadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlock. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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