1
: 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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To avoid the logistical logjams that had been predicted, the rollout is being staggered.
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Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Authorities said the recovered body was found in a logjam in the river flowing underneath the avalanche slide area.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Trading Duran and Yoshida would solve the outfield logjam, while also freeing up some money.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Bob McCann, executive director of The K-12 Alliance of Michigan, said the message from the governor and state superintendent telling school officials to spend money on school meals after the budget logjam in Lansing plagued them with months of funding uncertainty was met with frustration.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Authorities said the recovered body was found in a logjam in the river flowing underneath the avalanche slide area.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Trading Duran and Yoshida would solve the outfield logjam, while also freeing up some money.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Bob McCann, executive director of The K-12 Alliance of Michigan, said the message from the governor and state superintendent telling school officials to spend money on school meals after the budget logjam in Lansing plagued them with months of funding uncertainty was met with frustration.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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