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deadlocked

  • past participle
    of deadlock.
    deadlock
    noun
    a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute, produced by the counteraction of opposing forces; standstill; stalemate.
  • past tense form
    of deadlock.
    deadlock
    noun
    a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute, produced by the counteraction of opposing forces; standstill; stalemate.

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The jury was deadlocked on a third woman’s accusations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Jurors deadlocked 10 to 2 in favor of acquittal in June, resulting in a stunning mistrial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Both main crude contracts edged up to extend the previous day's rally with Washington and Tehran deadlocked on ending the crisis and unable to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

But after a five-month trial and a deadlocked jury, Norris was convicted by a majority of 11-1 and told he would not be eligible for parole for 30 years.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

For a moment his impulses were deadlocked; he did not know if he should pick up his cap and then find the paper, or find the paper and then pick up his cap.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright