as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
the auditorium is usually crammed when that candidate makes an appearance
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as in stuffed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
tried to cram one more book into the backpack
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as in packed
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
crammed his mouth with candy
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as in gorged
to fill with food to capacity
one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes
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as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare
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Recent Examples of crammed
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
In turn, facing a crammed domestic market, the best chance for US gas producers to grow is overseas.
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Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
The California Democrat still held a public roundtable discussion Tuesday with numerous survivors, in a crammed room near the Capitol.
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Ana Ceballos
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
As one reporter predicted three, hearts sank in the crammed quarters.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
When your floor space is far from generous, implementing small bedroom storage ideas is the difference between waking up in crammed quarters and having breathing room.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Jan. 2026
That dream was fulfilled soon after his father bought an apartment on a crammed street near Jama Masjid, a historic mosque in Old Delhi, Delhi’s historic heart.
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Shefali Rafiq,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The catch is that most contractors already have yards crammed with the old-style kit, and while wooden boards wear out after a few years of use, steel tubes can last indefinitely so long as they’re maintained.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
24 June 2026
The social calendar is crammed.
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Mark Seliger,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
More than 40,000 patrons crammed into Wrigley Field and the Cubs fans in the crowd were hooting and hollering after their team took a 5-0 lead through six innings Saturday, following a 16-2 win on Friday.
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Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Shelves along the wall are crammed with vintage soda bottles and bobbleheads, most of which have been gifts from customers.
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Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
There are brownies to bake for year-end pool parties, teacher gifts to purchase and shopping for summer birthday party presents that are often being crammed into the final weeks of school.
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Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
They were forced on kidnapped and sold Africans who were brutally crammed into ships as well as in slave markets in the Deep South.
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Terry Tang,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Medicine, for example, is better stored in a dry linen closet than a steamy bathroom, and rolls of backstock toilet paper and paper towels can find a tidier home there rather than crammed under the bathroom sink.
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Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
Adjective
In the era of shrinking airline seats and oversold flights, eking out even an extra inch of space in an ultra-crammed economy cabin can feel like a major win.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
In turn, facing a crammed domestic market, the best chance for US gas producers to grow is overseas.
—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
The California Democrat still held a public roundtable discussion Tuesday with numerous survivors, in a crammed room near the Capitol.
—
Ana Ceballos
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
As one reporter predicted three, hearts sank in the crammed quarters.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
When your floor space is far from generous, implementing small bedroom storage ideas is the difference between waking up in crammed quarters and having breathing room.
—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Jan. 2026
That dream was fulfilled soon after his father bought an apartment on a crammed street near Jama Masjid, a historic mosque in Old Delhi, Delhi’s historic heart.
—
Shefali Rafiq,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
Being based in southern England, its Latin language is crammed full of English place-names containing the sound /w/, like Winchester, Worcester and Wallingford.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The catch is that most contractors already have yards crammed with the old-style kit, and while wooden boards wear out after a few years of use, steel tubes can last indefinitely so long as they’re maintained.
—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
24 June 2026
The social calendar is crammed.
—
Mark Seliger,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
More than 40,000 patrons crammed into Wrigley Field and the Cubs fans in the crowd were hooting and hollering after their team took a 5-0 lead through six innings Saturday, following a 16-2 win on Friday.
—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Shelves along the wall are crammed with vintage soda bottles and bobbleheads, most of which have been gifts from customers.
—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
There are brownies to bake for year-end pool parties, teacher gifts to purchase and shopping for summer birthday party presents that are often being crammed into the final weeks of school.
—
Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
They were forced on kidnapped and sold Africans who were brutally crammed into ships as well as in slave markets in the Deep South.
—
Terry Tang,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Medicine, for example, is better stored in a dry linen closet than a steamy bathroom, and rolls of backstock toilet paper and paper towels can find a tidier home there rather than crammed under the bathroom sink.
—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crammed
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The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
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Pelé, Brazil’s greatest soccer hero, learned the game with a ball that his father made out of a sock stuffed with rags.
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It can be used as a super-soft full-sized blanket, or as a travel pillow when stuffed back into its carrying case.
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As the convention opened, hundreds packed the line stretching outside the convention center.
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The combo version ships with both the printer and the AMS 2 Pro packed together in a single large box with thick foam supports, transport locks, and protective bracing that secure the motion system during shipping.
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The Raiders gorged in a different way, blowing the center market out of the water with a massive, $27 million per year contract for Baltimore’s Tyler Linderbaum and rocketing toward the top of the league in money spent.
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This means selling off many of the securities the Fed gorged on in a stair-step of crises over the last 18 years.
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Conservative politicians and many in the media became fixated on both the name and the prospect of escaping detainees being devoured by Florida gators and snakes.
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His meal is nearly devoured in front of him.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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Like many European carmakers, it has been squeezed by fresh tariffs on its exports to the United States as well as struggling to counter the rise of Chinese electric vehicles manufacturers, including BYD.
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Until then, concern that the smartphone market would continue to be squeezed by memory chip shortages had led investors to take a cautious view on Qualcomm’s prospects.
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During the last homestand, the day after the bottom of the order struck out consecutively with the bases loaded in what became a walk-off win against the Baltimore Orioles, Roberts called over Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland in the dugout during batting practice.
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Detroit, though, loaded the bases with one out in the third on a walk, Altuve's fielding error and a hit batter.
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“Crammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crammed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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