5
deadlocks
4
standstills
3
impasses
3
ties
1
box
1
checkmates
1
checks
1
cul-de-sacs
1
dead-ends
1
dead ends
1
deadlock
1
gridlocks
1
logjams
1
silences
1
standoffs
0
arrests
0
blanket finishes
0
blind alley(expression, idiom)
0
blind alleys
0
bottlenecks
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