logrolling

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Recent Examples of logrolling In many democracies, of course, logrolling is neither rare nor necessarily bad. Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016 This Stasi-worthy logrolling is how the media propagandize for the propagandist. 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 Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018 While old-fashioned logrolling and interest-group politics has actually improved the original proposal already, further improvements will require serious attention to the nature of the research culture involved. Yuval Levin, National Review, 17 May 2021 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logrolling
Noun
  • Both exchanges happened in front of witnesses, including a husband of one of the women, according to the letter.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 July 2025
  • The scam began with a message, then a friendly exchange.
    Myles Miller Bloomberg News, arkansasonline.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Aryna Sabalenka did in their semifinal, and Anisimova will have to be prepared to move back-and-forth across the baseline, a lot.
    The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • But as the noise settles and the legal back-and-forth begins, the real story may lie elsewhere.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • She was known to barter paintings for medical bills, home repairs and tobacco.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • The massive influx of precious metal helped transform the Chinese economy from a nonmonetary economy based on feudal obligations and barter trade into a monetized economy based on market exchange.
    Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2015
Noun
  • He’s only won two races this season, and then there’s the case of the underperforming second Red Bull seat, which has already seen one driver swap this year (from Liam Lawson to Yuki Tsunoda).
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • Use the findings to trim laggards, capture tax swaps or recalibrate spending.
    Andrew Whalen, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Topline President Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations have cost more than $100 million in fines owed to the federal government and another $1.5 billion in restitution to victims.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • The commutation was supported by country music star Luke Bryan, according to a White House statement.
    Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Acqua e Farina is no stranger to Yelp honors: In 2023, the modest pizza truck parked in a warehouse district in Kendall was named one of the top 10 pizza restaurants in the country.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
  • Some Aggie accounts of the parade claimed the truck was carrying men dressed in drag.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The two sides would also begin negotiations on a lasting ceasefire.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
  • Topline President Donald Trump announced Saturday his administration is imposing 30% tariffs on imports from the European Union and Mexico, hiking up the tariff rate for two of the U.S.’s biggest trading partners despite lengthy negotiations.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps the most important observation here is how the LNG trade has shifted from a few key producers to a broad mix of suppliers across five continents.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The potential trade idea would also reunite Morton with Alex Bregman and Alex Cora, who shared the dugout when the Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025

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“Logrolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logrolling. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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