Thesaurus results for LOGJAM

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 There were high hopes for the 2024 Big East Conference Player of the Year when former general manager Monte McNair drafted Carter, but his growth was stunted by a shoulder injury and a logjam in Sacramento’s backcourt. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 Tracy said those will be issues the Red Sox will have to sort out, but noted that these sorts of logjams often have a way of working themselves out. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 June 2026 At the culvert being assessed at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve where the training took place Friday, a logjam blocked fish from entering. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 After the top four picks, the draft was considered wide open with a logjam of talented guards. — Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for logjam

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Noun

Dallas is in a difficult salary-cap jam — sitting a little more than $1 million over the limit after this signing — and getting Robertson signed to a long-term commitment would have meant a higher cap hit and cuts elsewhere.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Mederos, a right-hander, came on with two outs and the tying run on third and got out of that jam.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of jam

Noun

Last week, De Beers — which is owned by Anglo American — announced a two-year production halt at its flagship Venetia mine in South Africa.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
The escalation over the strait has seen shipping traffic ground to a halt through the waterway, through which a fifth of the world’s oil flowed before the war.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Definition of halt

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But Veronica Burton and Kayla Thornton both slid into the paint as well, not doubling to the point of leaving their shooters open, but creating congestion.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Road use would be charged for every square-foot-second used, at a rate which varies based on levels of congestion on the roads.

— Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of congestion

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The deadlock was broken within five minutes when striker Haley Hopkins pounced on a shot by teammate Lo’eau LaBonta that was deflected.

— Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Al-Zaidi came to power as a consensus candidate in Iraq earlier this year after months of deadlock following last year’s parliamentary elections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of deadlock

Noun

The effort also targets a long-standing weakness in the domestic industrial base, where defense officials have repeatedly identified precision cast components as a production bottleneck for military propulsion programs.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Huge amount of bottlenecks in the electrical equipment world.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Definition of bottleneck

Noun

Viral videos have shown driverless vehicles causing problems in San Francisco, including interfering with firefighters responding to emergency calls and contributing to gridlock on the Fourth of July.

— Steve Large, CBS News, 29 July 2026
One aspect that contributed to the gridlock was a number of Waymo's self-driving robotaxis idling on the road as traffic officials tried to remedy the halt in traffic.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of gridlock

Noun

If the impasse does not end before then, the union will keep the current contract until 2027 — but employees would no longer receive wage increases other than those earned for additional years of service.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026
Only a small number of projects require involvement from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Bronin, the former ACHP chair, said, and fewer still end in an impasse.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

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