jam-ups

plural of jam-up
as in jams
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement knowing that there was a big traffic jam-up ahead, we took the detour that the locals always use

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Noun
  • Food is simple but high quality, with a range of delicious jams, fresh pastries, yogurts, and granola.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • There have been persistent paper jams at one location, and another location is having a power issue that has raised concerns about data corruption.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • To get to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, take the metro (look for the brown Metro Line 9) to avoid getting entangled in traffic snarls.
    — Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Around her, Youth builds an impressively frantic web of relationships and plot snarls.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
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“Jam-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jam-ups. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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