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as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper
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as in blocking
to prevent passage through by filling with something
firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons
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as in filling
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 jamming
These would have involved aircraft for jamming operations, some surveillance, fighter jets to strike targets, and some to provide an escort for the helicopters bringing in a special forces unit and members of the FBI.
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R. Evan Ellis, The Conversation, 4 Jan. 2026
Is Mine Tour presented by Black Promoters Collective will also be jamming.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
This pneumatic layer jamming technology enables multi-environment locomotion on land and water by changing the robot’s flipper shape and stiffness to decrease the cost of transport.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2025
There was Josephine’s Next Million Miles playing what felt like a single continuous organism of a set at Windjammer in Ridgewood; Bleeder snuggled tightly in the slender chamber of Pete’s Candy Store; Damian Taxidermi jamming in some basement on the edge of Bushwick and in the back room at Piano’s.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025
Suspicious drones can be disabled through jamming their radio frequencies or hacking into their controllers.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Within each world are five activities for guests to explore that range from jamming out in rustic Rocket Cars to traveling amongst stars with biomechanical Navigators.
—Malik Peay, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Apple Music Replay began in 2019 as a weekly update to what users had been jamming out to but pivoted in 2022 to have a format more similar to Spotify Wrap's yearly lookback.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Onstage was guitarist Dave Bruzza and Michael Bont on banjo, who were jamming under the name Greensky Bluegrass.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamming
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More people and new developments are cramming into Florida’s last-remaining greenspace, Lindsey O’Donnell said.—
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Tens of thousands of residents are living with relatives, cramming into rental apartments or living in public buildings.—
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In the 47-second video, the agent can be seen walking around Good’s maroon Honda Pilot, which is in the middle of the street blocking traffic.—
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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension accuses the FBI of blocking it from accessing evidence in the investigation.—
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Several hundred people turned out over the course of the afternoon, filling the main parking area and forcing others to park in an adjacent hospital clinic lot and a nearby strip mall as a steady stream of visitors continued to arrive.—
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More than 100 people gathered outside the Home Depot on Grasmere Avenue in Fairfield late Saturday morning, filling the sidewalk with handmade signs, chants and the steady sound of car horns from drivers slowing down to show support.—
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Kennedy Botts with Sisters PGH, a nonprofit serving the Black transgender community, is pushing back on that argument.—
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Friends of the Everglades is pushing for 160 square miles of additional conservation land in the Everglades Agricultural Area, to create space for 1 million more acre-feet of water storage.—
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The Bagail 6-piece Compression Packing Cube Set is just $19 and a game-changer for squeezing extra outfits into a carry-on.—
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To check for ripeness, start by squeezing the fruit—ripe mangos should give slightly under pressure without feeling overly soft or mushy.—
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Salah was convicted in April on one count of planting the hoax bomb and another count of obstructing the free exercise of religion.—
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Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan is facing federal charges for allegedly obstructing agents trying to arrest an undocumented immigrant.—
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In between packing the meals, the guys also talked to CBS News Philadelphia about the excitement of the beginning of the playoffs.—
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Volunteer opportunities include assisting senior shoppers and restocking shelves at the organization’s grocery store, translating materials, packing groceries in the warehouse or delivering bags to senior residences.—
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The container is insulated and protected from weather and palletized for easy transport using a forklift for loading onto vehicles or aircraft.—
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There might also be loading instructions in the machine’s manual.—
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“Jamming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jamming. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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