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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
Long stays lead to a logjam of people trying to get in; the city’s shelter waitlist recently stretched to 180 people.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
The London Screenings are a diary logjam for international buyers, with numerous events happening in and around Soho.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
The market is in a logjam — with those who have low-rate mortgages from a few years ago mostly refusing to sell.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Adding the Red Sox's star would create a logjam in the infield, albeit that's a good issue to have for New York.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
The London Screenings are a diary logjam for international buyers, with numerous events happening in and around Soho.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
The market is in a logjam — with those who have low-rate mortgages from a few years ago mostly refusing to sell.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Adding the Red Sox's star would create a logjam in the infield, albeit that's a good issue to have for New York.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for logjam
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logjam
Noun
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For lunch there are soups, salads, quiches and toasts, such as avocado toast or peanut butter and jam.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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After a pair of visits by pitching coach Pete Maki, Alcalde got out of the jam by striking out Yordan Alvarez looking and getting Christian Walker to fly out.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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But Putin had other ideas, tying a halt in hostilities to the West readmitting certain Russian banks into the West’s financial network.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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More than 1,000 clinical trials have come to a halt across the country and world, ranging from cardiovascular disease treatment to HIV prevention, to childhood and adult cancer treatment.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The race is nonpartisan, but the incoming supervisor will break the 2-2 deadlock between the two Democrats and the two Republicans on the current Board of Supervisors.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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The ongoing deadlock raises the risk of direct conflict between the U.S. and Iran in an already unstable Middle East, where an American aircraft carrier strike group is leading a U.S. military operation against the Houthi militants in Yemen.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Worries that Houthi actions in the region will result in supply-chain bottlenecks, spiraling prices for consumers, or an increase in inflation haven't been proven true.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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By minimizing bottlenecks and delays, companies can reinvest faster and scale smarter.—
Carlos Vega,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Growth risks bigger deficits, and reform faces political gridlock.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Just the same, the prevailing mindset in the seemingly never-ending posturing or leveraging and gridlock should be how to make this work in Kansas City, per se, instead of the broader regional context.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2025
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Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 walked off the job Monday after contract negotiations ended in an impasse last week.—
Caelyn Pender,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The widow, the lawyer, and the town remain at an impasse.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjam. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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