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stalemated

[ US /ˈsteɪɫˌmeɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
    the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits
    the chess game ended with white stalemated

How To Use stalemated In A Sentence

  • The two sides are stalemated over issues such as salaries and health insurance for both retirees and current teachers.
  • The simplest assessment is that it means no changes in the status quo: the round is stalemated for now, though there will be attempts, however faint, to revive it in Geneva in the months to come.
  • From a humanitarian perspective, Western involvement has stalemated the struggle as Libya barrels down the path towards protracted civil war. Michael Hughes: US on Wrong Side of History in Arab Spring
  • For more than a century, since Francis Galton first started speculating about the similarities of twins, nature-nurture was a war with a stalemated front and intelligence was its Verdun—the most hotly contested and costly battle. A Truce in the War Over Smarts and Genes
  • To American eyes he was indistinguishable from any other middle-aged peasant, and American efforts to catch him—such as orders to “arrest every fat Filipino of about forty years and hold until identification is proven”—were unsuccessful.7 Throughout 1900, Malvar and his partisans stalemated American efforts to pacify Batangas and impose colonial government. Between War and Peace
  • The quickest way to the goal, depriving the stalemated opponent even of king moves. Times, Sunday Times
  • That strike ended with negotiations, which stalemated a week ago.
  • The war situation has been stalemated.
  • The crazy action would be happened if you add a little stimulation to the stalemated mood.
  • Negotiations stalemated when new salary demands were introduced.
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