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
Yoon's government has been at a deadlock since assuming power in 2022 due to the opposition's continuous impeachment attempts targeting key members of his administration.
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Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
There were no fights in Thursday’s final in Boston, but the two sides traded leads and finished in a 2-2 deadlock at the end of regulation time.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Inside the Lives of José and Kitty Menendez Before Their 1989 Murders
In 1996, three years after their first trial ended in a deadlock, the siblings were convicted of the first-degree murders and subsequently sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Lebanon is experiencing a long-running economic and financial crisis and a political deadlock that has left it without a fully functioning government for almost two years.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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Joohee Cho, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
There were no fights in Thursday’s final in Boston, but the two sides traded leads and finished in a 2-2 deadlock at the end of regulation time.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Inside the Lives of José and Kitty Menendez Before Their 1989 Murders
In 1996, three years after their first trial ended in a deadlock, the siblings were convicted of the first-degree murders and subsequently sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Lebanon is experiencing a long-running economic and financial crisis and a political deadlock that has left it without a fully functioning government for almost two years.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlock
Noun
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Zelensky on Friday won the support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Ukraine’s proposals to take some first steps toward stopping the war, including a halt on firing missiles, drones and bombs at energy and other civilian infrastructure.—
Illia Novikov and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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While domestic production of weapons covers nearly 30% of Ukraine's military needs, a prolonged halt in U.S. aid would pose considerable risks for the country in the final phase of the war.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Talks at an impasse After eight months, contract talks are at an impasse with no end in sight.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Hollywood is at an interesting impasse right now—and sometimes when our industry changes, that means that Black women, Black men and people of color get ousted.—
Brande Victorian,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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The United States’s three most powerful European allies disagree with its plan for ending the brutal, destructive stalemate in Ukraine, with Germany the most disagreeable.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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For the fifth quarterly meeting in a row, discussions with their siblings, Dan and Matt, about refreshing their independent board members had ended in a stalemate.—
Nick Di Loreto,
Harvard Business Review,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Deadlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlock. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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