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: a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
logjam
transitive verb
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Examples of logjam in a Sentence
He was called in to try to break the logjam in the negotiations.
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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He was caught in a logjam in the secondary and appeared briefly in two games last season.
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Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
His election is a big achievement for the Biden administration, which privately lobbied for Aoun and has been pushing to use the weakening of Hezbollah in the war with Israel to break the logjam around the election of a new Lebanese president.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The Red Sox need a right-handed infielder, but Bregman may cause a bit of a logjam in the corner infield.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Not only would the Cardinals likely have to pivot to trading other players, but also Arenado’s presence at third base would create an infield logjam.
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
His election is a big achievement for the Biden administration, which privately lobbied for Aoun and has been pushing to use the weakening of Hezbollah in the war with Israel to break the logjam around the election of a new Lebanese president.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The Red Sox need a right-handed infielder, but Bregman may cause a bit of a logjam in the corner infield.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Not only would the Cardinals likely have to pivot to trading other players, but also Arenado’s presence at third base would create an infield logjam.
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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