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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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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.
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
The investigators’ visit to the Fed, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, may have been an attempt to break that logjam.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
The time of testing is here and the famously difficult course at Augusta National will have some sorting to do as there’s a logjam at the top of the leaderboard.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The logjam coincides with a decision last June by then-Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
The investigators’ visit to the Fed, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, may have been an attempt to break that logjam.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
The time of testing is here and the famously difficult course at Augusta National will have some sorting to do as there’s a logjam at the top of the leaderboard.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The logjam coincides with a decision last June by then-Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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