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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
That was where the problem stood for 50 years—until Williams finally broke the logjam.
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Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
That putt created another logjam on top of the leaderboard with Burns, Hatton and MacIntyre all joining Spaun at 1-over for the tournament.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
Durran has been the subject of trade rumors for a while with Boston's logjam of outfielders.
—Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The first in a logjam of Broncos who need new deals, including Bonitto himself, just got one.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 July 2025
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Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
That putt created another logjam on top of the leaderboard with Burns, Hatton and MacIntyre all joining Spaun at 1-over for the tournament.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
Durran has been the subject of trade rumors for a while with Boston's logjam of outfielders.
—Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The first in a logjam of Broncos who need new deals, including Bonitto himself, just got one.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logjam
Noun
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The sit-down was so named for the Japanese charcoal grill used in many courses, which included Japanese A5 Wagyu steak, edible floral arrangements of microgreens and crackling chicken-skin cones filled with foie gras and cloudberry jam.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Its 6 fillings include hazelnut spread, pastry cream, pistachio spread, dark chocolate, apricot jam and mixed berry jam.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While the lawyers’ work stoppage continues to grind the gears of justice to a halt, Hayden says that his office is doing their best to move forward with their own work.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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After kicking off its first season in 2011, the show was brought to a halt in 2013, until the series was successfully rebooted in 2021.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel aimed at securing a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza war and a deal for the release of half the hostages ended last week in deadlock.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, the latest deadlock in Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release talks is likely to further prolong the conflict, which continues to rage on in Gaza.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Onboarding, for instance, no longer needs to be a bottleneck.—
Daniel Ramsey,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The call center staffing meltdown appears to have happened because of an administrative bottleneck created by the Trump administration.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Our driver cuts down an alley, a ruelle in the local parlance, only to run into more gridlock.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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One potential reason is the partisan gridlock that has hampered the power of Congress.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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Several designers in the Design Museum survey call attention to this impasse with absurdism.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The impasse on legislation started to break in 2018, along with Colorado’s purple reputation.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjam. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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