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as in snarl
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement
thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam
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as in pickle
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
the heavy rain puts us in a real jam: all of the preparations are for a garden wedding
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods
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Recent Examples of jam
Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
The Apple Hill mainstay started as a small shack selling jams and syrups in 1974, according to Jericho Kelsey, the farm’s current co-owner.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Manchester left them in the cooler and jammed a lemon slicer in the frame.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Guests can linger over a basket of fresh pastries and handmade breads, or order hot dishes such as Austrian French toast made with milk bread and plum jam, or a Schloss Fuschl egg with hollandaise and Salzburg Grüll caviar.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
The Apple Hill mainstay started as a small shack selling jams and syrups in 1974, according to Jericho Kelsey, the farm’s current co-owner.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, the operations supervisor in the tower was focused on trying to fix a printer which prints strips of paper with flight information and had jammed.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Manchester left them in the cooler and jammed a lemon slicer in the frame.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jam
Noun
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The result has been a seemingly endless run of East Washington Street roadwork and traffic snarls from Alabama Street downtown to I-465.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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There was talk of traffic snarls and strain on the power grid.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fries, chicken, cut tomatoes and pickles were stored without covers.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The vegan sub includes vegan lunch meats and cheese and all the fixins, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles, as the nonvegan version.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Soon after my son’s first introduction to stuffing himself with candy while wearing a costume in 80-degree Southern heat, my parents told us about a local trunk-or-treat.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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Flagg finished the game with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists, showing his stat-stuffing potential while only playing the first half.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kobach has petitioned top Republican lawmakers to convene a special session with the goal of blocking the Kansas Department of Revenue from resuming its practice of accommodating gender marker change requests, according to a letter sent to GOP lawmakers and obtained by The Star.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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Learn how Louisville's Adidas and University of Kentucky's Nike contracts could block the new revenue stream.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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This time of year, its lot is filled with mums and pumpkins.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
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For Rick Neuheisel, the moment was enough to push him over the edge emotionally.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wesbound Chinden Boulevard is blocked and there is heavy congestion in the area of that busy intersection, police told the Idaho Statesman in an email.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Oct. 2025
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But residents expressed concern over the size of the development and traffic congestion.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the interstices of all that, at a bar one sweaty night, Wyeth meets Keating, a seminarian on a hiatus of sorts whose spiritual dilemma becomes imbricated in his own.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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But the committee faced a dilemma.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jam. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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