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gridlock

noun as in traffic jam

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It’s very easy to see the Senate descending into one of its most gridlocked periods in an era already marked by gridlock.

Hendricks says removing this provision, which essentially lets one party veto measures it doesn’t like, would be helpful in eliminating some of the gridlock.

On Wednesday, the 10-year Treasury moved above 1 percent for the first time since March, as the outcome of the Georgia Senate race seemed to indicate the possibility of less gridlock, making another stimulus a more realistic possibility.

On Wednesday, congressional leaders neared an agreement on a roughly $900 billion relief package after months of partisan gridlock.

To be sure, Wall Street’s pundits and market strategists, along with plenty of journalists and even some top academics, are touting divided government gridlock as great news for the markets.

From Fortune

So is partisan gridlock just a symptom of how we raise our kids?

Most of all, Orman reflects a bubbling Main Street frustration with hyper-partisan gridlock.

Such admiration for the American system sounds strange in this era of gridlock and bickering.

Yes, gridlock frustration and national debt nausea are understandable.

So today, gridlock in Washington simply mirrors who we are and where America is.

Then our nation was gripped by economic distress, social decline, political gridlock.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gridlock, such as: bottleneck, congestion, impasse, logjam, barrier, and blockage.

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

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