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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 time of testing is here and the famously difficult course at Augusta National will have some sorting to do as there’s a logjam at the top of the leaderboard.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The logjam coincides with a decision last June by then-Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
The pilot program is starting with off-peak trains so Metra can avoid logjams.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The Bruins had a preseason logjam in their starting lineup with the arrival of transfers Charlisse Leger-Walker and Gianna Kneepkens.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The logjam coincides with a decision last June by then-Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
The pilot program is starting with off-peak trains so Metra can avoid logjams.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The Bruins had a preseason logjam in their starting lineup with the arrival of transfers Charlisse Leger-Walker and Gianna Kneepkens.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logjam
Noun
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Wexler induced a groundball to second as the Cobras defense turned a double play to escape the jam.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The outing wasn’t free of some jams, but Wright worked out of them with poise.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Which is why Michael’s final cut screeches to a halt in 1988, just as the star has broken out from his family and reached a new zenith as a solo performer.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Covid pandemic brought production to a halt, and then the writers and actors guild strikes shut down production again for months in 2023.—
Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Though the intent is to ease congestion on a highly trafficked portion of the interstate, neighborhood and citywide groups oppose the project after maps revealed neighborhoods in historically Black parts of town could lose homes.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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Let’s address emissions and street congestion.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Republicans hold a 12–10 edge on the committee, which means Tillis’s single vote is enough to create an 11–11 deadlock and keep the nomination frozen.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political deadlock.—
Karel Janicek,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the biggest bottlenecks that threaten scaling industrialization revolve around energy and political will.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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That difficulty serves as a natural bottleneck.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some drivers were even seen making U-turns to escape gridlock.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, the transformation has come with tradeoffs, causing traffic gridlock and sending rents and home prices skyrocketing.—
Kaila Yu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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That report goes to the school board, which then holds its own impasse hearing and makes a decision.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Oil was again trading at over $100 a barrel Thursday as the impasse continued to disrupt shipping through the strait, a chokepoint for roughly a fifth of the world's crude oil and natural gas.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjam. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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