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gridlock, halt, impasse, logjam, Mexican standoff, stalemate, standoff, standstill
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The deadlock, like the inability to form consensus on the climate goals, is a sign of the times. — Charlemagne | Brussels, The Economist, "EU leaders fail to agree on who should lead the union for the next five years," 21 June 2019 In an effort to break the deadlock, civilian negotiators offered compromises that included rotating power between civilian and military leaders, according to Western officials. — Declan Walsh, New York Times, "Sudan’s Military Abandons Talks and Opens Fire on Democracy Protesters," 3 June 2019 Just six weeks after taking office with a vow to break Britain's Brexit deadlock — which ensnared and eventually brought down his predecessor, Theresa May — Johnson's plans to lead the U.K. out of the EU are in turmoil. — Greg Norman | Fox News, Fox News, "Boris Johnson's brother quits Parliament over Brexit impasse as prime minister accuses opposition of ‘cowardly insult to democracy’," 6 Sep. 2019 Wolves are unbeaten in 2019/20 after Sunday's clash with the Clarets ended in deadlock, Jimenez converting a 97th-minute penalty to secure a draw. — SI.com, "Wolves vs Torino Preview: Where to Watch, Buy Tickets, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News," 26 Aug. 2019 One of those four service errors snapped the 4-4 deadlock, before the serving of Stockman and a McKinney kill gave the Lady Warriors a four-point lead. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "FBCA tops FCA in showdown of city’s private school volleyball programs," 23 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, the political deadlock and resentment that polarization produces goes unaddressed. — Robert B. Talisse, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: Political polarization is about feelings, not facts, and animosity is growing," 9 Aug. 2019 And hovering over all of this was Humphrey, rumored all winter and spring to be waiting for a deadlock, and one more chance at the presidency. — Steve Kornacki, NBC News, "1976: Jimmy Carter begins his march," 29 July 2019 In early August — just 14 months into the government — Salvini declared that the coalition with the Five Star Movement had failed and the only way to break the deadlock was to hold new elections. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Italy’s prime minister just resigned. What the heck comes next?," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deadlock.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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