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Recent Examples of logrolling
This Stasi-worthy logrolling is how the media propagandize for the propagandist.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
Our logrolling, our stumps and their politics, our fisheries, our Negroes and Indians, our boasts and our repudiations, the wrath of rogues and the pusillanimity of honest men, the northern trade, the southern planting, the western clearing, Oregon, and Texas, are yet unsung.
—Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
Petitioners shouldn’t bundle unrelated issues together, a practice derisively known as logrolling.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019
Incarnate Word sophomore Ameer King hates the Cardinals’ logrolling drill.
—Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019
This is political logrolling disguised as public necessity.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves?
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Dec. 2017
In many democracies, of course, logrolling is neither rare nor necessarily bad.
—Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016
Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
Our logrolling, our stumps and their politics, our fisheries, our Negroes and Indians, our boasts and our repudiations, the wrath of rogues and the pusillanimity of honest men, the northern trade, the southern planting, the western clearing, Oregon, and Texas, are yet unsung.
—Mark Edmundson, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022
Petitioners shouldn’t bundle unrelated issues together, a practice derisively known as logrolling.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019
Incarnate Word sophomore Ameer King hates the Cardinals’ logrolling drill.
—Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019
This is political logrolling disguised as public necessity.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves?
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Dec. 2017
In many democracies, of course, logrolling is neither rare nor necessarily bad.
—Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logrolling
Noun
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Romantic Venus sextiles dreamy Neptune, softening conversations and opening space for empathy, imagination, and meaningful exchange.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Minutes earlier, Kelsy took advantage of an uncharacteristically lax exchange, blindsiding Jeppe Tverskov to take possession and create an instant breakaway opportunity.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The yarns of Joe Turner interweave gradually, everyday chit-chat, bargaining, and flirtation interlocking over time with threads of mysticism — both the ghosts of a brutal history and the ancestral spirits that stand protective and defiant like a phalanx of angels with shining swords.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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The actors are heading back to the bargaining table with the major Hollywood studios.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After a bit of back-and-forth, one of the crew members grabbed a plastic bag and handed it to a tall, radiantly handsome Canadian actor named Marc.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The following months were filled with back-and-forth negotiations.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ability to freeze fish opened new markets, and the economy moved from barter to cash.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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In its current form, the proposal would outlaw the sale, barter, or trade of wildlife furs and furbearer parts statewide.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Macdonald said drafting Clark after losing Bryant is not necessarily a one-for-one swap.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The overnight attacks followed a prisoner swap Friday, in which Russia and Ukraine exchanged 193 service members.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trump previously gave these members of extremist groups commutations instead of full pardons.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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And the punishment must be carried out within 90 days of sentencing without any possibility for pardons or commutations.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The occasional roars of delivery trucks and motorcycles that used our alleys to get around the traffic of the main roads, to cut through the city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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These include blending hydrogen with natural gas for use in pipelines, powering heavy-duty trucks, and using hydrogen in industrial boilers.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The following months were filled with back-and-forth negotiations.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Trump said today that Iran is making an offer for negotiations but did not provide additional details.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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