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stalemates

  • plural
    of stalemate.
    stalemate
    noun
    a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.
  • present tense form
    of stalemate (3rd person singular).
    stalemate
    noun
    a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.

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Ditto for certain infamous stalemates that did not end well for the continued employment of a few big-name cast members, Norm Macdonald and Adam Sandler among them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

America in 2025 remains mired in all sorts of ideological stalemates.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025

Both sides agreed and one of the final remaining stalemates was resolved.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025

The Senate Republican leader has played a key role in resolving past stalemates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

The months subsequent were an endless dreary battle of paperwork, full of stalemates, fought in trenches.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt