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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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verb

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Recent Examples of jam
Noun
Then Dina’s gun jams as the infected start to rip through her wire cage. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 12 May 2025 Be sure to pick bright strawberries from your smoothies, jam or other creations. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2025
Verb
Listening to songs once meant getting a window into specific, communal circumstances—into the churches where R&B evolved from gospel, into the block parties where hip-hop fermented, into the clubs where rock bands jammed. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025 This type of navigation, likely using optical recognition of landmarks, is becoming essential for drones in Ukraine, as jamming ramps up. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for jam
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jam
Noun
  • More than 100,000 motorists pass through Wheat Ridge, Denver and southwestern Adams County every day on Interstates 70 and 76, often in maddening traffic snarls.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
  • Traffic snarls are one reason why Hiaasen ultimately returned to eastern Florida.
    Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • At one point during the game, Ottawa had packets of mustard and pickle juice on the bench, according to rinkside reporter Kelly Greig.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • The salt, fat and juice smother the pickles and mustard, snuffing out the vinegar and tang.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • The marinated turkey or chicken is stuffed into a French roll intended to soak up the recipe’s recaudo or marinade, along with slices of tomato, cucumber, radishes and sprigs of watercress.
    Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
  • So many dogs were stuffed into the small Woodside home Thursday morning that some were found cowering in closets and kitchen cupboards, said officials from Animal Care Centers of NYC, who rescued the animals with the ASPCA.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Researchers in Scandinavia are developing giant curtains that could be anchored to the seabed to block warm ocean water from melting the undersides of ice shelves in Antarctica.
    Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • These measures include opting in to messages from a business and blocking chats with a click.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • The agency, whose fewer than 1,900 federal employees oversee the more than 60,000 contractors who build and maintain the U.S. nuclear arsenal, has struggled to fill crucial safety roles.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Lau died in 1984 at age 63. 07 of 08 William Katt as Paul Drake, Jr. Due to Hopper's death in 1970, the studio needed someone to fill his shoes in the reunion films.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • That is a false narrative that Republicans have been pushing for years now.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • King was posted up on a family deer drive when the massive buck was pushed his way.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The National Women’s Soccer League, which raised its media rights fees nearly 60 times over with a series of deals that kicked off in 2024, finds itself in a similar dilemma.
    Justin Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., avoided addressing the dilemma with reporters on Wednesday.
    Claudia Grisales, NPR, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Custom Container Living View 8 Images Custom Container Living has transformed a shipping container into an ultra-compact tiny house that squeezes a home for two into just 160 sq ft (14.8 sq m).
    Adam Williams May 08, New Atlas, 8 May 2025
  • Auto dealers, squeezed by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the industry, are already seeing a tighter supply of vehicles to offer buyers at a time when sticker prices for many models are set to climb. Pine Belt Subaru in Lakewood, New Jersey, normally receives 100 to 120 cars a month.
    Brian Cheung, NBC news, 7 May 2025

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“Jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jam. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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