jams 1 of 2

plural of jam

jams

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jam
1
as in stuffs
to fit (people or things) into a tight space jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper

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as in pushes
to force one's way several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand

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Recent Examples of jams
Noun
With a deep love and passion for tactile goods, her brand sells items like jams, flower sprinkles, and teas. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025 The prolific, late-night jams with various musicians floating-in-and-out of Electric Lady, combined with D’Angelo and Questlove’s intense studying of their predecessors, made the multi-year experience feel like going to school in the best way. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025 Avoid an acid overload of tart and tangy (pickles and citrus), a bold flavor competition, sweet and funky flavors colliding (fruity jams and aged cheeses), and a clash of spicy meats and cheeses with delicate fruits and accompaniments. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025 Logan Gilbert and Luis Castillo, Keider Montero and Jack Flaherty, kept escaping jams. The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 No This cult-favorite French preserve calendar is packed with 24 mini jars of yummy jams—strawberry and passion fruit, wild blueberry with maple syrup, caramel with vanilla. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025 One of our favorites is a gorgeous bamboo charcuterie board that comes with ceramic bowls for jams or sauces, cheese knives, and little signs for customization. Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 Its BassUp technology adds some real oomph to all your jams, and 16 hours of battery life keeps the party going. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025 My preferred brand of apple butter is made by McCutcheon's, a family-run company based in Frederick, Maryland that makes a wide array of jams, jellies, and preserves. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
Traffic regularly jams the freeway into the city, and residents fight over efforts to build more homes. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 Someone breaks in, someone jams the signal from the home’s alarm system, someone monitors police radio traffic. Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025 After Dex takes her down, Weyland recovers her brain and jams it into a supercomputer. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jams
Noun
  • The result has been a seemingly endless run of East Washington Street roadwork and traffic snarls from Alabama Street downtown to I-465.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There was talk of traffic snarls and strain on the power grid.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Avoid an acid overload of tart and tangy (pickles and citrus), a bold flavor competition, sweet and funky flavors colliding (fruity jams and aged cheeses), and a clash of spicy meats and cheeses with delicate fruits and accompaniments.
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Eggs, pickles, pimientos, and plenty of Yukon golds are the heroes of this praise-worthy potato salad.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Treatment requires intravenous administration of ethanol or fomepizole, a specific antidote that blocks methanol’s toxic conversion.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The deals include truly innovative items, such as the Waoaw Blackout Sleep Mask, which blocks out 100 percent of light, and the Allclair Nausea Relief Inhaler, which offers a new solution to motion sickness.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Alexandra Shapiro and Brian Steel are in the cafeteria having a chat as the latter loads up on valuable potassium via a morning banana.
    NBC News, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The material withstands compressive loads more than 10 times its weight.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the new national media deal pushes the league closer to the NFL’s economic model, with central revenue playing a larger role, as the league sorts out options to centralize more TV rights.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • If Toronto pushes this series to seven games, Bieber will get the ball once again.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pakistan Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said his nation was hoping for more of a consensus going into Tuesday’s vote given the funding predicaments and operational issues that have dogged the MSS.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Is River in desperate need of some R&R, or is everyone else projecting their own predicaments onto him?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Nutribullet Ultra crams a 1200-watt motor into its rather slim casing; that’s double the wattage of the Nutribullet Pro blender that’s a step down.
    Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Moreover, the study’s methodology crams certain ideologies under one umbrella that otherwise would not fit neatly into a political classification.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025

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