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: a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
logjam
transitive verb
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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His finishing kick kept this PGA Championship from having the largest 54-hole logjam in major championship history.
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Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Holy Innocents’ scored the game’s only goal less than five minutes into the second half when a free kick by the Golden Bears’ Paige Jacquin found the net after deflecting off a Wesleyan player in a logjam in front of the net.
—Chip Saye, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
But the shipping logjam in the Persian Gulf is also having unexpected impacts.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 10 May 2026
But Project Freedom, at least in its early stages, appears to lack the ability to rapidly clear the significant logjam in the strait.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
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Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
Holy Innocents’ scored the game’s only goal less than five minutes into the second half when a free kick by the Golden Bears’ Paige Jacquin found the net after deflecting off a Wesleyan player in a logjam in front of the net.
—Chip Saye, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
But the shipping logjam in the Persian Gulf is also having unexpected impacts.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 10 May 2026
But Project Freedom, at least in its early stages, appears to lack the ability to rapidly clear the significant logjam in the strait.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
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“Logjam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logjam. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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