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logjam

noun as in gridlock

noun as in traffic jam

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The logjam of athletic, sharp-shooting forwards places a higher emphasis on improved guard play after the Bruins’ backcourt turned the ball over seven times with just three assists against Connecticut.

That type of move could ease a potential logjam in the bullpen.

Biden has done little to ease the logjam of more than 8000 petitions for clemency that have been pending throughout his presidency.

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Some subcontractors couldn’t meet their output quotas, creating huge production logjams when crucial parts weren’t available in the necessary sequence.

Many importers then quietly used the San Pedro ports to store containers, causing a logjam of ships waiting to berth and gumming up the entire supply chain system.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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