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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
To alleviate the logjam, the Sharks could also trade a defenseman if everyone is healthy.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Clear outfield logjam Two of the biggest priorities for the Red Sox this offseason will be bringing back Alex Bregman and adding a power bat.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
To avoid the logistical logjams that had been predicted, the rollout is being staggered.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Authorities said the recovered body was found in a logjam in the river flowing underneath the avalanche slide area.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Clear outfield logjam Two of the biggest priorities for the Red Sox this offseason will be bringing back Alex Bregman and adding a power bat.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
To avoid the logistical logjams that had been predicted, the rollout is being staggered.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Authorities said the recovered body was found in a logjam in the river flowing underneath the avalanche slide area.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logjam
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These traditional Jewish desserts are made with a simple shortbread dough and filled with your favorite fruit jam.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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Markle's orange marmalade, strawberry jam and raspberry jam are included in the set.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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In May 2021, one of the largest fuel pipeline systems in the United States was paralyzed when a cyberattack brought operations to an abrupt halt.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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But Friday night, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily paused that judicial order to allow time for an appeals court to decide whether to issue a more lasting halt.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Over the last century, research has repeatedly shown that that building new roads or new lanes encourages more people to drive, and therefore does not relieve congestion in the long-term.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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In 2021, Skoog just barely won his bid for mayor — by just over 700 votes — against a conservative candidate who ran on a platform opposing high-rise apartment buildings and congestion.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Breaking the deadlock There was certainly a time where most Australians thought the quotas would never come in.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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That breakthrough altered the deadlock of WWI and inspired the global development of tanks as a means for breakthrough, not just static defence.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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In total, 40 high-volume airports have seen a reduction in flights starting Friday morning across major metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas to prioritize air traffic safety and alleviate any bottlenecks from the labor concerns.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new method, led by associate professor Gunvant Patil, dramatically reduces the time needed to regenerate plants and eliminates one of the biggest bottlenecks in biotechnology, tissue culture.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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In others, including in Italy and Portugal, people have simply kept working unpaid as the gridlock in Washington drags on.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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The president acknowledging the gridlock may have hurt Republicans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Such impasses typically end when one party decides the political costs of keeping the government closed outweigh the concessions of opening it.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the impacts of the impasse continue to spread, from millions at risk of losing their government assistance and going hungry to massive air-traffic interruptions as winter creeps in just two weeks before the Thanksgiving holiday.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjam. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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