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Meanings of gridlock (gridlocked) in English

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Usage of gridlocked in English
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Up ahead, the traffic went from bunched to more or less gridlocked.
Exit wound
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The imperative is enlargement and ensuring decision-making is not gridlocked by vetoes.
The Irish Times
3
Both men's passports were gridlocked with visas and stamps and customs carnets.
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Streets are also often gridlocked with old cars, adding to pollution levels.
Reuters
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He noted that Jakarta's gridlocked traffic made proximity to the city centre vital.
Reuters
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Returning this afternoon the players found Court 18 gridlocked with spectators and media.
The Guardian
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It also may leave a sharply understaffed and gridlocked commission in her wake.
Reuters
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That gridlocked infinity of concrete barriers holds the key to our temporary survival.
Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
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Roads in Australia's north were gridlocked as residents fled the coast.
Reuters
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Help from Washington has seemed unlikely in a gridlocked U.S. Congress.
Reuters
11
Combine this condition with overzealous drivers, and intersections easily become gridlocked.
Wired
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As we cruise past gridlocked rush-hour traffic on the expressway, the snow intensifies.
Dark Matter
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If any of the Republicans declined to consent the group would be gridlocked.
Reuters
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It's a cold, dark Friday night in Paris and the city is gridlocked.
The Irish Times
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They were now stuck in a sea of gridlocked cars.
Coalition's End
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The traffic is obviously a bit gridlocked, so we need to get them out.
The South African
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