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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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as in pickle
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
the heavy rain puts us in a real jam: all of the preparations are for a garden wedding
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods
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Recent Examples of jam
Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 July 2025
Quantrill worked out of a major jam in the fifth inning.
—Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Ivor looked around the kitchen: the same tiles and little ornaments, the same letters, perhaps, jammed in a wooden holder on the dresser.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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Noun
Listen to their selections and check out a six-hour playlist of additional on-theme jams.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 July 2025
Quantrill worked out of a major jam in the fifth inning.
—Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
Verb
Ukraine’s Air Force reported intercepting or electronically jamming 309 drones and two cruise missiles.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Ivor looked around the kitchen: the same tiles and little ornaments, the same letters, perhaps, jammed in a wooden holder on the dresser.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jam
Noun
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Beyond the general inconvenience of snarls, skipping out on detangling can compromise both your hair’s health and its styling potential.—
Annie Blackman,
Glamour,
11 Aug. 2025
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Fans lined up by the hundreds in meet-and-greet lines that snaked in snarls around the room.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Order by the pound, or grab a sandwich with any of their meats served on a bun with pickles and homemade slaw.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Spoon 1/4 of the ground beef evenly across the top of the sheets, followed by shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, diced pickles and onions.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Thierry notified me of his satisfaction with another grunt and reached into the pillowy recesses of his fleece to produce a tatty padded envelope stuffed with Euros.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hasty got stuffed twice at the line, while the rest of the backs were stonewalled once apiece.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Walker had already blocked some provisions of the statute that bar noncitizens and residents of other states from gathering petitions to get a measure on the ballot.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuits, filed in Texas and Missouri, seek injunctions blocking the Justice Department and ATF from enforcing the NFA’s registration rules for firearms that no longer carry a tax.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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The gaming community was hit with another delay of Grand Theft Auto 6 earlier this year and that means those who were hoping to spend the fall months stealing cars and evading the police are needing something to fill that void.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The efforts haven’t been nearly enough to fill open positions in the district, where Cassellius also recently had a consultant identify numerous operational problems in the human resources office.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Over the past two years, unions in aerospace, construction, airline and rail sectors have pushed employers for higher pay, improved conditions and better benefits amid a tight labor market.—
Nathan Gomes,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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During the monsoon, the monsoonal ridge will push up into the Four Corners region, summoning moisture to the region below, but Arizona has been stuck in a dry, atmospheric pattern, with most of the activity limited to the far southeastern part of the state and New Mexico.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The story explores the concept of justice, presenting the dilemma of Momotaros, for whom justice doesn’t simply consist of wiping out the Onis, yet who, by their nature, have to fight with and defeat Onis.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
19 Aug. 2025
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That dilemma was solved by parking a big fish truck in front of the homebase of the familiar TV series.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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To squeeze all this into exactly 100 days between Wrexham staging a promotion party after last season had ended and Tuesday’s cup tie against Hull is impressive.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ewers was impressive finding A.J. Henning on one throw and squeezed a pass into a tight window to running back Ollie Gordon II.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jam. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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