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stalemates
verb
(stalemate)
to bring into a stalemate
stalemates
noun
(stalemate)
a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
stalemates
noun
(stalemate)
a drawn contest : deadlock; also : the state of being stalemated
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