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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
Instead, promote ideation sessions for the whole team, fed by mechanisms similar to suggestion boxes, to avoid knowledge-hoarding and logjams.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Robinson was a standout special teams player at Alabama, where he was stuck in a logjam defensively behind first-round picks Will Anderson (2023) and Dallas Turner (2024).
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The House is scrambling to overcome a logjam with fiscal hawks in the Freedom Caucus.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 May 2025
While there does not appear to be a single reason the lawsuits are caught up in a legal logjam, there is plenty of finger-pointing about who is to blame.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 May 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Robinson was a standout special teams player at Alabama, where he was stuck in a logjam defensively behind first-round picks Will Anderson (2023) and Dallas Turner (2024).
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The House is scrambling to overcome a logjam with fiscal hawks in the Freedom Caucus.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 May 2025
While there does not appear to be a single reason the lawsuits are caught up in a legal logjam, there is plenty of finger-pointing about who is to blame.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logjam
Noun
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Moore stole second and Ryan Klein drew a walk to put two on with no outs, but Miami reliever Brain Walters remained composed, including a flyout to right, a groundout to short, and a flyout to center that helped the Hurricanes escape the jam and secure the victory.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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After drawing three straight walks to load the bases for Miami, Forbes struck out consecutive batters to escape the jam.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Taylor Walls belted a homer and drove in three runs, Danny Jansen added a two-run shot and Brandon Lowe had a solo homer for the Rays, who saw their four-game winning streak come to a halt.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Zero visibility strategy: In cases of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, initiate your hazard lights and locate a secure spot, such as a nearby business parking area, to pull over and come to a halt.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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His Administration maintains that only top-level talks can break the current deadlock.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 June 2025
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This followed a previous meeting in which votes on the initial seven applicants also resulted in 3–3 deadlocks.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Another bottleneck is at San Clemente, where several miles of track follow the edge of the beach near sea-level.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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But as your business scales, your capacity as an individual becomes a bottleneck.—
Jason Hennessey,
Rolling Stone,
2 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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In response to an impasse over the issue at a club meeting, the footballers walked out, went down the street to a nearby restaurant, and founded Football-Club Bayern Munchen.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Even so, Exodus was at an impasse when Hammett got an unexpected call from Metallica.—
Steve Appleford,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjam. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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