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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
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But Kyle Tucker’s run-scoring single in the fifth put the Cubs ahead again, and Taillon got out of a jam in the sixth, aided by Nico Hoerner nailing a runner at the plate on a fielder’s choice grounder.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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The next blues jam at The Bakery District is set for 1-6 p.m. June 15.—
Monica Hooper,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 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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Finding that the 1977 law Trump invoked to impose his sweeping tariffs does not actually give him the power to do so, the court ordered a permanent halt to the duties and barred any future modifications.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Now, the city faces the challenge of operating up to six months with just six council members, increasing the risk of deadlocks on important decisions, after the council failed to appoint an interim council member on Tuesday.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a trilateral meeting between himself, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock on ending Moscow's invasion.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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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That timeline is where the two rivals find themselves at an impasse.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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The California Department of Human Resources filed an unfair practice charge against the union, arguing that bargaining had not reached an impasse when those workers went on strike.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjam. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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