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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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Now, the team is stuck with a predictable logjam in the outfield, and in the lineup.
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
With Carlos Rodón, set to make his first rehab start Friday, and Gerrit Cole, scheduled for his second rehab start Thursday, working their way back from injuries, a logjam is coming to the Yankees’ rotation if everyone else stays healthy.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
But the proposal was a letdown for veterans who were buoyed by earlier indications that Trump’s order would break a logjam in the construction of hundreds of units of temporary housing ordered by a judge last year, which have stalled since the VA appealed the decision.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The 6-foot-7 junior stuck with the Huskies over the last three years despite finding himself in a tough position to earn consistent starter’s minutes given the logjam of wings in the rotation.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
With Carlos Rodón, set to make his first rehab start Friday, and Gerrit Cole, scheduled for his second rehab start Thursday, working their way back from injuries, a logjam is coming to the Yankees’ rotation if everyone else stays healthy.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
But the proposal was a letdown for veterans who were buoyed by earlier indications that Trump’s order would break a logjam in the construction of hundreds of units of temporary housing ordered by a judge last year, which have stalled since the VA appealed the decision.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The 6-foot-7 junior stuck with the Huskies over the last three years despite finding himself in a tough position to earn consistent starter’s minutes given the logjam of wings in the rotation.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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