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as in snarl
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement
thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam
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as in pickle
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
the heavy rain puts us in a real jam: all of the preparations are for a garden wedding
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods
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Recent Examples of jam
Alex Cole, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Utagawa got out of the jam with a short fly ball and a game-ending double play.
—Staff, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Sip refreshing craft beers while jamming out to some of the best string bands in the nation.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
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Noun
The sixth-inning jam did feature one big break with a South Carolina base running blunder.
—Alex Cole, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Utagawa got out of the jam with a short fly ball and a game-ending double play.
—Staff, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Verb
The Agnew boys jammed the instruments that were present around the house.
—Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Sip refreshing craft beers while jamming out to some of the best string bands in the nation.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jam
Noun
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Europe cannot know in advance whether a refreshed Russia would renew attacks on Ukraine, move forward into Belarus, threaten Poland, or snarl at the Baltics.—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Apr. 2025
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Walker provides a snarl that is otherwise missing from the lineup, despite being 5-foot-11 and 191 pounds, and that could pay dividends when the intensity ramps up in the postseason.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Bake a tray of chicken tenders (store-bought or homemade), set out flour tortillas, and offer a few sauces, pickles, and shredded lettuce.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2025
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Its menu includes the 8oz Trump Cheeseburger and the 16oz Trump Tower, both with fries, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles and Trump Sauce.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Verb
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No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
5 June 2025
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Seaweed is toasted to order, and the restaurant’s signature hand roll comes stuffed with blue crab, shrimp, salmon belly and cucumber.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
Verb
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The Four of Pentacles suggests that clinging too tightly to control or resources may block abundance from flowing freely into your life.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Palestinians in Gaza blocked and offloaded 77 food trucks, the U.N. World Food Program said, as hunger mounts amid Israel's monthslong blockade of the territory.—
SAM MEDNICK,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
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Whenever a network booking agent asked for someone from the magazine to fill a seat and dish on the day’s sports news, most writers shrugged.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Consumers can just fill up with gasoline to charge the battery if a charging port is unavailable.—
Joe D'Allegro,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
Verb
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As Nuno pointed out, the player of the season award could reasonably have been renamed the ‘team of the season award’ during a campaign in which Forest followed up back-to-back fights against relegation by pushing for Champions League qualification.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Indiana is built to push the ball, which can lead to quick shots and offensive spurts.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Many of Cuomo’s mayoral race opponents have condemned the spending, saying the PAC gives him an unfair advantage in the race and poses an ethical dilemma since many of its contributors have city government business interests.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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Here are eight passages that capture the new pope’s thinking as a young scholar on leadership, authority and some of the church’s most pressing dilemmas.—
Ruth Graham,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Hundreds of people squeezed into the Jewish Community Center in Boulder, Colo., for a vigil that featured prayer, singing and emotional testimony from a victim and witnesses of the firebombing attack in the city’s downtown, after a federal judge blocked the deportation of the suspect’s family.—
Colleen Slevin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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In some towns, utility poles were removed so the caravans could squeeze through.—
Angela Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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“Jam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jam. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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