Thesaurus results for LOGJAM

logjam

noun

ˈlȯg-ˌjam

Definition of logjam

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 Historians say there was enough wood in that logjam to build 20,000 three-bedroom homes. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Every link in the aviation chain — airlines, planemakers, seat suppliers and regulators — is eager to clear the logjam. — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Space Coast options to process satellites is limited, and has already faced logjams that can delay missions. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 With a potential logjam coming, could the Yankees move García around the infield? — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for logjam

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Noun

Padres closer Mason Miller allowed two baserunners and barely escaped a ninth-inning jam while facing his hometown team on his 28th birthday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
As on the age-old original, the first half of the six-minute track was sweeping in its use of orchestral augmentation, and then the second half put aside both strings and vocals to turn into a pure band jam.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of jam

Noun

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors and the 17 states that sued California over its packaging law aimed at reducing plastic waste filed a request last week for a temporary halt to the rollout of the policy.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Far from transforming the country’s politics, however, this dominance has ground it to a halt.

— Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of halt

Noun

Drivers could experience traffic congestion and delays this week in Caldwell following a water main leak that requires emergency repairs.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026
When residential development started just south of this commercial corridor, concerns about traffic congestion became a reality.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of congestion

Noun

The trial-scheduling order entered by Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama marked the latest milestone in a military prosecution beset by two decades of legal deadlock surrounding the four detainees held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

— Steve Gorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
After Keira Barry’s free kick attempt hit off the post, Girelli broke the deadlock in the 89th minute, finishing the rebound for the winner.

— Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of deadlock

Noun

To ensure that there aren’t shipment bottlenecks, any tariff policy should only require paperwork that firms already have on hand, the letter said.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Aside from building new hubs, India’s government has sought to bolster the country’s air cargo capabilities by removing the mandatory rescreening of transshipment cargo at transit stations to alleviate supply chain bottlenecks.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bottleneck

Noun

The rule comes alongside months of gridlock for the SAVE America Act, the GOP's signature piece of election reform that would require photo ID and proof of citizenship to vote.

— Nathan Lee, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Seroka cited that there have not been any ships backed up at the port’s harbor in the five years since the San Pedro Bay gateways experienced severe congestion throughout the global trade gridlock experienced in 2021.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of gridlock

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But Wolfkiel still worries about how the CDC firings and the impasse over federal funding will affect brain injury research and prevention efforts in the long term.

— Lydia McFarlane, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
That impasse may not hold as younger generations become a force in Thai politics.

— Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026

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