wedge

verb

Definition of wedgenext
as in to squeeze
to fit (people or things) into a tight space managed to wedge one last book onto the bookshelf

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Recent Examples of wedge She was sprawled out on a ladder that was wedged between the ring apron and the announce table. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Rush’s musical complexity leaned towards proggy adventures with time signatures and song structure, while Steely Dan were more inclined to wedge wild stacks of jazz chords into pop songs. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026 That it is wedged into a modern, and very sassy-looking bike with great brakes and suspension should be celebrated. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026 To get the tortoise’s DNA material, Jonathan’s veterinarian Joe Hollins pretended to feed him, wedged his mouth open with a hard glove and scraped cells from inside his cheek. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wedge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
  1. squeeze
  2. cram
  3. stuff
  4. sandwich
  5. load
  6. jam
Verb
  • The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil artery between Iran and Oman, has sent oil and gas prices on the uptick, squeezing Americans at home.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Drain collard greens and squeeze gently to remove excess water.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of squeeze
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the low end is almost entirely carved out, leaving only those higher-register instruments crammed together.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In downtown Manhattan, as many as eighty-six people were crammed for three or more days at a time into a temporary holding room on the tenth floor of 26 Federal Plaza.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of cram
Verb
  • In the middle of the second quarter, the Tigers got to the red zone and had three consecutive plays with no gain (incomplete back shoulder comeback, stuffed Jamal Roberts run, incomplete pass to empty space).
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Every movement needs people in the streets and people in the legislature and people stuffing envelopes and much more.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of stuff
Verb
  • Dry weather will sandwich the storm along much of the East Coast and in the West.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Amazon’s most powerful (and best-sounding) smart display yet, with eight woofers and two tweeters sandwiched between its stand and screen.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of sandwich
Verb
  • Keeping the ship flying night after night took around 100 roadies and stagehands, who had to disassemble it, load it up, haul it to the next city and reassemble it after every gig.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Crude oil tankers are docked and loaded at the Bajo Grande oil terminal on Lake Maracaibo in San Francisco, Zulia state, Venezuela, on September 1, 2026.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of load
Verb
  • Another agent had shown him a photo of a half-dozen migrants jammed in a porta-potty to share body heat.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Matas Buzelis beat him to the punch, tearing the ball out of the air and jamming it back into the basket with a dunk.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of jam

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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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