Nowadays, commuters take traffic jams for granted.
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Jams
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Synonyms for "jams" (632 found)
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I go to the office by car, and I try to leave home as early as I can so that I can avoid the traffic jams.
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Before now, when you thought of a city, you thought of crowded streets, parking problems, traffic jams, queues, noise and fumes.
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If the idea catches on, it could put an end to traffic jams.
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