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bogged down

verb as in stick; become stuck

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Instead, the military commission proceedings are bogged down in a pre-trial phase, as it has been for the past three years.

Two years on, Sarkozy and/or his close associates are still bogged down by at least six unresolved scandals.

The program paid Thai formers above-market rates for rice, but became bogged down in a financial morass.

For every thoughtful episode of The Walking Dead, there was another bogged down with annoying squabbles and tedious villains.

And so even the greatest TV series tend to be bogged down by endless—and endlessly convoluted—second acts.

But Ive marked the last place e bogged down into, an if e just pokes a nose out once more, ell get it in the neck for keeps.

The men had not known that the village was occupied and had bogged down almost at the same time that the Turks opened fire.

There was not the slightest chance of moving the fighting cars; they were bogged down to the axle.

He slid forward into the slippery mud like a sleigh, passing directly over the bogged-down pig.

If that's all, Mr. Wasson, I've got a steer bogged down in the north pasture and I'll be going.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bog down, such as: halt, hang-up, impede, stall, decelerate, and delay.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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