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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 Nuggets are 47-32 this season with three games left and in fourth place in the Western Conference but have dropped four consecutive games and are in a logjam of teams fighting for home-court advantage in Round 1 of the playoffs.
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Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Depth chart impact The Patriots have a logjam of receivers who would be No. 3 or 4 guys on other teams.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The Indiana Legislature created the Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission to address the bureaucratic logjam.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
While Frisby is correct in lamenting the irrationally long regulatory approval time for new projects, utility proposals would be mired in the same logjam.
—Mary Beth Tung, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
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Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Depth chart impact The Patriots have a logjam of receivers who would be No. 3 or 4 guys on other teams.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The Indiana Legislature created the Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission to address the bureaucratic logjam.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
While Frisby is correct in lamenting the irrationally long regulatory approval time for new projects, utility proposals would be mired in the same logjam.
—Mary Beth Tung, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logjam
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Explore Rihanna See latest videos, charts and news This week, Rihanna unveils a summer Smurf jam, Morgan Wallen pulls back the curtain and Jin continues his solo momentum.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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Creators have found dozens of ways to repurpose empty jam and jelly jars, affectionately referring to their collection of glass vessels as a jam jar army.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2025
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However, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought Broadway to a halt, Koguchi found herself in a foreign country, unable to perform.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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People magazine similarly reported the relationship has come to a halt.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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For decades, the idea of big-league baseball in Orlando felt like nothing more than a mirage; especially in the shadow of the Tampa Bay Rays and the persistent deadlock surrounding a permanent stadium deal in the Bay area.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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But the cluster model offers a way to break persistent deadlocks on other, more controversial areas of policy, such as defense or climate action, by allowing groups of like-minded European states to cooperate more deeply without the constraint of needing EU-wide unanimity.—
Sophia Besch,
Foreign Affairs,
5 May 2025
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As part of its aggressive alignment with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, the DeSantis administration has engineered a blueprint the state argues can resolve long-standing federal bottlenecks in Florida and across the nation.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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Leite argues that this is where the picture becomes less clear, suggesting that bottlenecks in the distribution chain are also holding local cinema up.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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More drivers means more potential gridlock, but the midmorning traveler has a better chance of being rewarded with a speedier commute.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Advocates say transferring land to state or private ownership could promote development and reduce bureaucratic gridlock.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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As the impasse dragged on, frustrated townspeople took matters into their own hands, literally locking the indecisive cardinals inside the meeting hall and even removing the roof to speed the process.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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After more than a year of bargaining, the union representing roughly 800 City of Portland workers declared an impasse in contract negotiations and could strike as soon as next month.—
Axios Portland,
Axios,
7 May 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjam. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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