logjams

plural of logjam
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as in jams
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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Recent Examples of logjams To avoid the logistical logjams that had been predicted, the rollout is being staggered. Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 The city has also removed 50 logjams from the Rouge River, Hammoud said. Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Divers planned to search Icicle Creek to reach areas where logjams had previously barred dive teams, while other investigators conducted a grid search in a quarter-mile radius around the campground, officials said. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025 That could help fix some of the logjams the team has. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logjams
Noun
  • The Country Store sells a collection of fall decorating items, delicious jams, jellies and honey, farm toys and more, while concessions classics like BBQ and hamburgers plus fall favorites like pumpkin fudge and funnel cakes can be found at the Food Depot.
    Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Opt for lower-sugar jellies and jams to complete your flavor combo.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Indiana receives pups from non-Hoosier woodrats from these zoos, Bordenkecher said, and that will hopefully help the population avoid any genetic bottlenecks.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
  • These expeditions wait for the best windows of calm weather to push for the summit, and their ascents are usually slowed by bottlenecks and congestion.
    Ben Ayers, Outside, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Similar sticking points have led to impasses in the separate negotiation processes, now requiring a third party to assist with mediation and fact-finding.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Another reason is that these funding impasses are often covered by the media.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The result has been a seemingly endless run of East Washington Street roadwork and traffic snarls from Alabama Street downtown to I-465.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There was talk of traffic snarls and strain on the power grid.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Logjams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjams. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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