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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
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).
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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
However, following the strikes, there was a scheduling logjam across the industry, and coupled with a personal loss, Britell had to reduce his involvement in season two.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
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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
However, following the strikes, there was a scheduling logjam across the industry, and coupled with a personal loss, Britell had to reduce his involvement in season two.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 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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That was after the pandemic lockdown brought concerts — and much of the world — shuddering to a halt in 2020 and much of 2021 (and before the COVID resurgence that followed).—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Your money can become temporarily or permanently inaccessible, payment systems can seize up, and the real economy can be brought to a halt.—
Jon Helgi Egilsson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 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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When irregular operations occur (due to weather delays, for instance), agents can provide assistance throughout the terminal rather than creating bottlenecks at service desks.—
Stoyan Mitov,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The bottleneck trickles down: Wards become holding areas, the ER becomes a de facto ward and the lobby becomes the ER.—
Eric Snoey,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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This type of reasoning serves to force the victim (and the conversation as a whole) into a total gridlock.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Once, as Smith was running late to work, an escaped zebra appeared on an Atlanta highway, causing gridlock.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
18 May 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 13 Jun. 2025.
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