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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
The key for Howard to get on the field is making a difference on special teams, given the logjam in the unit.
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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The logjam has created a severe student loan forgiveness delay for anyone relying on IDR or PSLF programs to cancel their debt after years of payments.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
And logjams throughout the roster mean that Rice is difficult to slot in on defense without learning a new position, which is a difficult ask.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The logjam at the position is returning — and Wright, ever the professional, is preparing for a change in role.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The logjam has created a severe student loan forgiveness delay for anyone relying on IDR or PSLF programs to cancel their debt after years of payments.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
And logjams throughout the roster mean that Rice is difficult to slot in on defense without learning a new position, which is a difficult ask.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The logjam at the position is returning — and Wright, ever the professional, is preparing for a change in role.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logjam
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And the jam—of course, the jam: the product As ever is perhaps most known for is back, but not in the raspberry flavor that was sold in April.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Products in As ever’s first ever drop included flower sprinkles, cookies, jam and more.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Loyalty is hard to maintain when authenticity falters and innovation halts.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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The Tatum injury sent Boston’s dynastic rise into a screeching halt.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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Ukraine has offered an unconditional 30-day ceasefire and a meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin to break the deadlock.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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History shows that conclaves have ranged from a matter of hours to nearly three years, shaped by intrigue, deadlock, and even popular revolt.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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These bottlenecks are not down to a lack of ambition but rather structural weaknesses, including lack of regulatory certainty, underdeveloped infrastructure, and crucially a lack of offtake agreements to guarantee long-term market demand.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Oil shock—or maybe not Iran has the ability to close the Strait of Hormuz, the bottleneck shipping channel in the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all the world’s oil moves.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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Republicans have repeatedly voiced frustrations with the judiciary when rulings have gone against the Trump administration, creating legal gridlock and slowing the administration's ability to enact a number of new policies and initiatives, such as Trump's mass deportations.—
Andrew Stanton
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Vasquez, often a Johnson critic who recently became chair of the aldermanic Latino Caucus, took part last fall in a small, informal group that sought to steer the city’s troubled budget amid gridlock.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
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But the talks have been at an impasse, as competing proposals have created a rift between the three states in the river’s lower basin — California, Arizona and Nevada — and the four states in the river’s upper basin — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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The jury of six men and six women declared themselves at an impasse after multiple days of deliberation, unable to reach a unanimous verdict on all three charges.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjam. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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