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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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Durran has been the subject of trade rumors for a while with Boston's logjam of outfielders.
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Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The first in a logjam of Broncos who need new deals, including Bonitto himself, just got one.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 July 2025
On Wednesday, the House broke for its weeks-long August recess, shutting down one day before originally planned as the chamber was stuck in a logjam over the Epstein controversy.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 25 July 2025
But that logjam appeared to shift in mid-May, after the talks in Geneva that both sides described as successful and productive.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 June 2025
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Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The first in a logjam of Broncos who need new deals, including Bonitto himself, just got one.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 July 2025
On Wednesday, the House broke for its weeks-long August recess, shutting down one day before originally planned as the chamber was stuck in a logjam over the Epstein controversy.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 25 July 2025
But that logjam appeared to shift in mid-May, after the talks in Geneva that both sides described as successful and productive.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for logjam
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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