Thesaurus results for LOG JAM

logjam

noun

ˈlȯg-ˌjam

Definition of logjam

as in jam

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement 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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as in halt

a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in efforts to break the logjam in the talks between union and management

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Recent Examples of logjam With a potential logjam coming, could the Yankees move García around the infield? — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 The Red Sox have a logjam of outfielders — all of them very good. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 The logjam in the Gulf eased in June after Washington and Tehran struck a preliminary peace deal, after which about 30 ships a day were able to move through the strait. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 The city does face a possible logjam of events, with World Cup games and celebrations for America's 250th anniversary of independence, a Sail250 maritime gathering – and a wedding that could attract hundreds of fans. — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for logjam

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Noun

Feta and goat cheese make fine substitutions if blue cheese isn’t your jam.

— Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026
Jeff Hoffman allowed two runners in the eighth but escaped the jam, in part, due to Clemens making a diving stop on a hard grounder by Harris.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of jam

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When speaking to Georgetown’s appeal as a retirement destination, Whitlock also notes its relative affordability (and lack of congestion).

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Despite ongoing hurdles around interconnection queues and grid congestion, the scale of deployment shows developers are overcoming technical and regulatory barriers to support rising electricity demand from data centers and electrification.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of congestion

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The library budget fight had simmered since a 3-3 deadlock at the July workshop, when Bruner also broke a tie, that time in favor of holding the library to flat funding, pending further review.

— Noah Daly August 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
That deadlock has thrust Ra’am, led by MK Mansour Abbas, back into the spotlight.

— Tomer Almagor, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of deadlock

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So the gangs pivoted to theft, focused on the rail hubs located in urban bottlenecks including Chicago, Los Angeles and Memphis, according to Bloomberg.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
To solve this manufacturing bottleneck, Thea Energy—a spinout from Princeton University—has redesigned the stellarator using flat, high-temperature superconducting magnets.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of bottleneck

Noun

Oil prices are hovering above $90 a barrel, as talks between Iran and the United States remain at an impasse.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
With this new evidence in hand, North Carolina’s legislators voted in July to continue the program, which was paused in the state’s budget impasse last year, scaling access to key drivers of savings and help close the gap in Medicaid state funding.

— Kody Kinsley, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of impasse

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