loggerheads

plural of loggerhead, chiefly dialect

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Recent Examples of loggerheads But something in Chocolat—the tale of a single mother, Vianne, who opens a chocolate shop in front of the church, on the first day of Lent, in a tiny, conservative French village, setting the villagers at loggerheads—had captured the public imagination. Joanne Harris september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025 Created by and starring Sylvester Stallone, the two were at loggerheads throughout the production. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025 This puts Texas and New York at loggerheads, legal experts said, which could lead to a lengthy back and forth of appeals and clashing state court rulings that could lead to nowhere or eventually force a federal court to get involved. The Hill, 9 Aug. 2025 With Fletcher gone, the five-member body was often at loggerheads between its two Democrats and two Republicans, until Monica Montgomery Steppe was elected to succeed him later that year. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 The streamer and theater owners, and particularly the major chains, have been at loggerheads for years over exclusive theatrical windows. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Correspondence between the companies and the FCC, obtained by IEEE Spectrum under a Freedom of Information request, shows that the companies were not always at loggerheads. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loggerheads
Noun
  • Too many people are acting like idiots or calling for violence.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But there's always a chance that some idiots somewhere will get hold of this information a few months from now and start making noise about it.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the probe unfolded, Kelly Dever was one of several low-rent Canton losers who couldn’t keep their stories straight when questioned by the feds.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The houseguests then voted between the two comp losers, and when Julie announced the results, Will was evicted by a vote of 3-2 and became the season’s second jury member.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Loggerheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loggerheads. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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