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: a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
logjam
transitive verb
Examples of logjam in a Sentence
He was called in to try to break the logjam in the negotiations.
the presence of an ambulance on the side of the highway created a logjam of rubberneckers who just had to have a look
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Workers dredged the Great Brook afterward, using bulldozers to clear unsightly logjams (which can act as natural flood barriers), and rechannelled the stream.
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John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Boston has a logjam of outfielders in its system right now.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
The logjam created by Markey refusing to step aside is causing consternation in the delegation, long plagued by internal divisions and jealousies.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
Though many if not most Palmetto Bay residents drive north to work through the logjams of the Florida Turnpike and U.S. 1, more people have opted to work from home since the COVID-19 pandemic, the mayor said.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Boston has a logjam of outfielders in its system right now.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
The logjam created by Markey refusing to step aside is causing consternation in the delegation, long plagued by internal divisions and jealousies.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
Though many if not most Palmetto Bay residents drive north to work through the logjams of the Florida Turnpike and U.S. 1, more people have opted to work from home since the COVID-19 pandemic, the mayor said.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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