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Common collocations with stalemate in American Collocation

stalemate noun countable/uncountable

US /ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt/

hard to end

complete
continued
intractable
long-standing

He was worried about the continued political stalemate in Northern Ireland.

uncomfortable

tense
uneasy

There followed an uneasy stalemate in which the violence temporarily stopped.

current

current

We will consider any measures to overcome the current stalemate.

of a particular type

military
nuclear
political

The US was caught in a military stalemate in Iraq.

reach stalemate

reach

Casualties mounted on both sides as the situation reached stalemate.

end a stalemate

break
end
overcome
resolve

One session of couples therapy can be enough to break the stalemate.