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"logjam" has 2 syllables: logj-am. It rhymes with sham and damn, if that helps it stick.
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“A step forward for the minimum wage increase this afternoon, as the Senate cleared the logjam of the Republican filibuster. http//www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/30/13150/5672”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Logjam" has 2 syllables: logj · am.
Logjam: An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
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