It was a standoff.
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Standoff
/ˈstændɒf/
Synonyms for "standoff" (107 found)
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distantdrawendendgameendingeven breakeven chanceexclusiveexpressionlessfair shakefifty-fiftyfinal whistleforbiddingfrigidfrostyfull stopgrinding haltguardedgunhalf a chance
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lockoutmodestneck-and-neck raceoddsoffisholympianphoto finishremoteremovedrepressedreservedrestrainedreticentretiringsameshrinkingsit down strikesit-down strikesix of one and half a dozen of the othersolitary
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square oddsstalematestandstandoffishstandstillstaystopstoppagestrikesubduedsuppressedthe sametietosstoss uptoss-uptouch and gotweedledum and tweedledeeunapproachableuncompanionableuncongenialundemonstrativeunsociablewalkoutwithdrawnwork stoppage
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political gridlock
Noun(6 words)
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There's a great scene in that old movie showing a Mexican standoff: all the men are ready to draw their guns if anyone else draws his gun, but nobody is willing to make the first move.
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The political landscape of the region turned into a Mexican standoff.
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The army imposed martial law in the country Tuesday and insisted the action is not a coup but is instead aimed at resolving the political standoff through dialogue.
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