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as in snarls
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement
thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam
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as in pickles
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
the heavy rain puts us in a real jam: all of the preparations are for a garden wedding
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as in blocks
to prevent passage through by filling with something
firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons
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as in loads
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods
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Recent Examples of jams
Siafa Lewis,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Others may step in when a package jams, a label fails to scan or a pallet needs human attention.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Weekly jazz and gospel jams bring together veteran musicians and newcomers, while hip-hop performances have become an increasingly visible part of the venue’s identity.
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J.m. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The songs on Night Ripper briefly imagine surreal all-star jams, like Elton John with Dave Grohl and Biggie Smalls, before one instantly recognizable sample drops out and is replaced by another, over and over with infectious momentum.
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Al Shipley,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
He was followed by Wilson, a waiver claim from Philadelphia, who threw 4 1/3 shutout innings and escaped jams in the third and fourth innings.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
There’s also the annual Hartford Bonanza festival in Bushnell Park, which has a few new wrinkles this year, including the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and also incorporates Hartford native Doug Wimbish’s WimBash musical jams.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Stick to whole grapes instead of grape juice, raisins, or jams, as these have more sugar and fewer nutritional benefits.
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Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
25 June 2026
The frozen raspberries are used mainly in Europe for food processing, retail fruit, jams, yogurt and bakery products.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Brendan Le Updated,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
That crud jams up the works of your coffee maker, slows brewing down, and impacts the taste of your morning brew.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
The move effectively jams the upper chamber by including the repeal in the funding package without the necessary time to reverse course, giving the Senate no option but to approve it.
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Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Traffic regularly jams the freeway into the city, and residents fight over efforts to build more homes.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
Someone breaks in, someone jams the signal from the home’s alarm system, someone monitors police radio traffic.
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Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Aug. 2025
After Dex takes her down, Weyland recovers her brain and jams it into a supercomputer.
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Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Natalia Cardona Sanchez from Guatemala makes tropical jams with Latin American and Caribbean flavors.
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Siafa Lewis,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Others may step in when a package jams, a label fails to scan or a pallet needs human attention.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Weekly jazz and gospel jams bring together veteran musicians and newcomers, while hip-hop performances have become an increasingly visible part of the venue’s identity.
—
J.m. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The songs on Night Ripper briefly imagine surreal all-star jams, like Elton John with Dave Grohl and Biggie Smalls, before one instantly recognizable sample drops out and is replaced by another, over and over with infectious momentum.
—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
He was followed by Wilson, a waiver claim from Philadelphia, who threw 4 1/3 shutout innings and escaped jams in the third and fourth innings.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
There’s also the annual Hartford Bonanza festival in Bushnell Park, which has a few new wrinkles this year, including the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and also incorporates Hartford native Doug Wimbish’s WimBash musical jams.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Stick to whole grapes instead of grape juice, raisins, or jams, as these have more sugar and fewer nutritional benefits.
—
Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
25 June 2026
The frozen raspberries are used mainly in Europe for food processing, retail fruit, jams, yogurt and bakery products.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Verb
Keanu Reeves jams out with his band, Dogstar, at their concert at Carlswerk Victoria in Cologne, Germany on July 2.
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Brendan Le Updated,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
That crud jams up the works of your coffee maker, slows brewing down, and impacts the taste of your morning brew.
—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
The move effectively jams the upper chamber by including the repeal in the funding package without the necessary time to reverse course, giving the Senate no option but to approve it.
—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Traffic regularly jams the freeway into the city, and residents fight over efforts to build more homes.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
Someone breaks in, someone jams the signal from the home’s alarm system, someone monitors police radio traffic.
—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Aug. 2025
After Dex takes her down, Weyland recovers her brain and jams it into a supercomputer.
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Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jams
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Be prepared for traffic snarls and multiple security checkpoints.
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Drivers should brace for traffic snarls this summer when South Elgin’s State Street bridge over the Fox River is reduced to one lane for road resurfacing work.
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Here, instead of the mustard that’s included in many classic potato salad recipes, sour cream, vinegar, and briny pickles team up to lend a lovely amount of tartness to cut through the richness of the potatoes, eggs, and mayo.
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The tartness of capers, lemon juice, and pickles balances the rich flavors.
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Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.
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At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.
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The Earth’s atmosphere blocks most of the Sun’s radiation.
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This could be an indication that the P-trap under the sink has dried out, which means water no longer blocks unpleasant smells from rising.
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Heck, maybe Hiller loads up one line and plays Zuccarello, Matthews, and Nylander together.
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No sauce makes for easier eating, but this spice rub still loads on the flavor.
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Finney-Smith’s arrival leaves Charlotte with 17 players on standard pacts and when factoring the utilization of the maximum of three two-way contract slots into account when they are officially filled, that pushes the Hornets up to 20.
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What that collaboration has come up with is a new knife that pushes Opinel's classic profile to new heights in terms of user friendliness and features.
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Leaders should identify where bottlenecks crept back in, restore psychological safety around small failures, and rebuild the feedback loops that make frequent, low-risk deployment feel sustainable.
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The biggest bottlenecks are labor and supply chains, Lavandier said.
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Rather than bridging shortfalls, both Seattle and Washington now face more difficult fiscal predicaments, Joblon said.
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The madman strategy is for not-crazy leaders caught in adverse predicaments.
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“Jams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jams. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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