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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
After the visit Trump, wrote on his social media site Truth Social that Venezuela agreed to receive back their citizens, potentially breaking the deportation logjam.
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Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Long stays lead to a logjam of people trying to get in; the city’s shelter waitlist recently stretched to 180 people.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
The biggest obstacle, Hay says, may be a logjam of items on the legislative calendar.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 7 Feb. 2025
Nine teams have two wins right now, creating a logjam in the Tank For (Player Not Found) sweepstakes.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Long stays lead to a logjam of people trying to get in; the city’s shelter waitlist recently stretched to 180 people.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
The biggest obstacle, Hay says, may be a logjam of items on the legislative calendar.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 7 Feb. 2025
Nine teams have two wins right now, creating a logjam in the Tank For (Player Not Found) sweepstakes.
—Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logjam
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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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By minimizing bottlenecks and delays, companies can reinvest faster and scale smarter.—
Carlos Vega,
Forbes.com,
9 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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With the ability to produce content cheaply and distribute it directly to audiences, Barrett and company have an aversion to Hollywood gridlock.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Confusion, gridlock, and even delay—this time ensnaring the courts as well—remain possible outcomes of anti-alien apportionment debates in the 2020s.—
Made by History,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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The impasse raises the likelihood that the debt ceiling will be dealt with separately as part of a deal with the Democrats on wildfire aid later this year.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Mar. 2025
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Don't be surprised if Beijing and Washington use this impasse as a bargaining chip in tariff talks.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logjam. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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