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deadlock(stop, halt, draw, tie)
15
tie(draw, same, deadlock, standstill)
13
standstill(stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock)
12
draw(tie, same, deadlock, standstill)
12
impasse(stop, halt, draw, tie)
10
dead end(expression, idiom, stop, draw)
9
dead heat(expression, idiom, draw, tie)
8
standoff(stop, halt, draw, tie)
5
checkmate(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
5
blind alley(expression, idiom, draw, impasse)
4
block(standstill, impasse)
4
check
4
cul-de-sac(deadlock, impasse, standoff)
4
failure(decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
4
gridlock(stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock)
4
halt(stop, stoppage, standstill, impasse)
4
stand-off
4
stoppage(decline, ruin, defeat, collapse)
3
arrest
3
defeat(decline, ruin, neglect, collapse)
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