deadlocked

adjective

as in unworkable

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Recent Examples of deadlocked For the next 17 glorious minutes, the two remained deadlocked. — Russell Lewis, NPR, 15 June 2026 The vote was nearly unanimous, compared to a deadlocked vote weeks earlier. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 June 2026 Another trial on the charge related to Mann was held this spring, and similarly ended in a mistrial, as jurors remained deadlocked in their votes. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 The rape charge involving Mann ended in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury, which ultimately happened again in the latest proceedings. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 25 June 2026 From there, the Giants remained deadlocked in a 1-1 tie until the 10th, though San Francisco’s relievers had to weasel their way out of trouble to keep the game tied. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 The perpetually and publicly ailing 74-year-old Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ended in mid-May with a deadlocked jury. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 June 2026 Defense attorney Steve Haney requested an Allen charge, in which a judge gives specific instructions to encourage a deadlocked jury in a criminal trial to reach a unanimous verdict and avoid a mistrial. — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 25 June 2026 The trio appeared deadlocked leading up to Election Day, with Bass holding a slim 26% lead, Raman close behind at 25% and Pratt at 22%, according to a May 28 UC Berkeley-LA Times poll, which cited a margin of error of around 3%. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadlocked
  1. unworkable
  2. unusable
  3. ineffective
  4. useless
  5. ineffectual
  6. unproductive
  7. deactivated
  8. nonproductive
Adjective
  • But if walking was really unworkable, why was Apple Maps offering me a route?
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 11 June 2026
  • Two Capital Systems That Both Fail Mission Founders Social-impact tech founders are currently trapped between two unworkable systems.
    — Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026
Definition of unworkable
Adjective
  • But nothing is at a significant disadvantage or plain unusable because of Artifact champion mod choice.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Recycle or toss only what is genuinely unusable.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of unusable
Adjective
  • Perhaps unsurprisingly, subsequent attempts at diplomacy, led by the ailing diplomat and intellectual Benjamin Franklin, also proved ineffective.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Skunks would rather put up with the strong scent of mothballs than leave a hospitable environment, making mothballs totally ineffective against skunks.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 1 July 2026
Definition of ineffective
Adjective
  • At any rate, upon election my first official act would be to file legislation to do away with the useless job.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 July 2026
  • An ultra-secure cloud environment is useless if the identity management policy is lax or if access privileges are not reviewed on a strict need-to-know basis.
    — Vicente Pava, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of useless
Adjective
  • In Australia, a similar ban has proven almost totally ineffectual.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
  • The cops of wherever this is are ineffectual.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of ineffectual
Adjective
  • Starmer, a stellar lawyer before entering politics in 2015, failed to inspire or articulate a convincing plan to revive a country held back by creaking, unreformed public infrastructure and an unproductive economy.
    — Toby Helm, Time, 27 June 2026
  • Barriers to a meaningful life As digital natives, Gen Zers are aware of their attachment to screens, with more than half citing their unproductive use of technology as a significant barrier to developing a meaningful life.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Definition of unproductive
Adjective
  • Authorities discovered 113 vials, with some testing positive for deactivated monkeypox virus.
    — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of deactivated
Adjective
  • North Dakota adopted a bill last year requiring a legislative council to study the feasibility of using nonproductive wells to generate geothermal power.
    — Maria Gallucci, Wired News, 16 May 2026
  • Returning nonproductive properties to the tax rolls, creating jobs and boosting the quality of life are only some of the benefits of redeveloping troubled properties.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Definition of nonproductive

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