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Recent Examples of deadlocked
The images, first published by TMZ, show Garcia at a casino on Sunday as Congress remains deadlocked over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Diverse passengers aboard the Crescent embody contemporary America, reminding readers that citizens adapt and persist even as federal leaders remain deadlocked.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
And the shutdown remains deadlocked in Washington.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Then the small breakthrough arrived to move it forward out of the deadlocked committee ahead of a key deadline this week.
—Beret Leone, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Congress remains deadlocked over approving funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the TSA.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
As lawmakers remain deadlocked over Department of Homeland Security funding, this time over a broader immigration debate, more than 61,000 employees are affected.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Guarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Luka Doncic on the last possession of a deadlocked game is one of the most unenviable tasks in any professional sports league.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The second-division USL Championship season began Friday night with a minute-long pause, a sign of protest by players as contract negotiations remain deadlocked and a potential strike lingers.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Diverse passengers aboard the Crescent embody contemporary America, reminding readers that citizens adapt and persist even as federal leaders remain deadlocked.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
And the shutdown remains deadlocked in Washington.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Then the small breakthrough arrived to move it forward out of the deadlocked committee ahead of a key deadline this week.
—Beret Leone, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Congress remains deadlocked over approving funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the TSA.
—Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
As lawmakers remain deadlocked over Department of Homeland Security funding, this time over a broader immigration debate, more than 61,000 employees are affected.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Guarding Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Luka Doncic on the last possession of a deadlocked game is one of the most unenviable tasks in any professional sports league.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
The second-division USL Championship season began Friday night with a minute-long pause, a sign of protest by players as contract negotiations remain deadlocked and a potential strike lingers.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlocked
Adjective
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California’s leaders have, at long last, passed legislation free of the requirements that rendered previous bills unworkable.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ever since the Canucks dealt Quinn Hughes, the environment in Vancouver has become completely unworkable.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Access to software updates or features can be expensive, limited, or revoked, leaving devices that are still in perfect physical condition unusable or not worth the subscription cost.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The stove was missing burners and appeared to be unusable.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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When the law that governs CARE Court was being written, many advocacy groups insisted that coercion is ineffective and that modern mental health care favors treating people in the least restrictive settings possible.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Their navy has been deemed combat ineffective.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Architects and other critics of the project had panned the staircase as too large and basically useless since there was no way to enter the ballroom at the top.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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In practice, this means a madhouse of multimedia rooms, packed with gurgling videos and useless machines and humanoid bodies.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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However, those clauses have proved largely ineffectual, according to Conklin.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Mar. 2026
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An evil global cabal, an ineffectual justice system, the exercise of unchecked power by untrustworthy experts—these are familiar themes.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This includes increases to professional licensing fees and the notoriously unproductive IT services tax that gets passed directly on to consumers.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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Alex Freeland endured an unproductive spring but still made his first-ever Opening Day roster and has found a sounding board in Betts, the 2018 American League MVP.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike brewer's yeast, which is activated, nutritional yeast is a deactivated or inactive strain of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
4 Mar. 2026
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While the total number of accounts across platforms is unknown, Inman Grant said the number of deactivated or restricted accounts was encouraging.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Pruning also thins nonproductive stems, allowing light to reach the interior of the tree and ripen the fruit.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Dec. 2025
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The key is refusing to engage in circular or baiting conversations, instead setting boundaries and exiting nonproductive conversations.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Deadlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadlocked. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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