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Recent Examples of wedge
The helicopter, its body on the stairwell bannister, was wedged between the trees and the lampposts bracketing the entrance to the stairs.
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Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
From the Revolution to the suffrage movement to the campaign for an Equal Rights Amendment and beyond, advocates have worked to wedge women’s lives into the laws of the land.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Guadalupe is a town of about 5,300 residents that spans less than one square mile, wedged between Phoenix and Tempe.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Clark’s stats have been nothing to write home about in the first two games, but his cutting on offense and energy on defense are the kinds of attributes that can wedge him into the rotation.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
From the Revolution to the suffrage movement to the campaign for an Equal Rights Amendment and beyond, advocates have worked to wedge women’s lives into the laws of the land.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Guadalupe is a town of about 5,300 residents that spans less than one square mile, wedged between Phoenix and Tempe.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Clark’s stats have been nothing to write home about in the first two games, but his cutting on offense and energy on defense are the kinds of attributes that can wedge him into the rotation.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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The polls had him on top for months, and his decision to focus his mayoral campaign on cost-of-living issues proved to be the right one in a city where residents are increasingly squeezed between growing rents and ever costlier public services.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Aid is declining and rising debt is squeezing public budgets.—
Obiageli Ezekwesili,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Coffee maker brands have, increasingly, been cramming more and more brewing options into a single machine.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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The area, crammed with fast-food chains and strip malls, might initially not look like much.—
Katie Chang,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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After the goal, the TNT broadcast showed Binnington apparently stuffing the milestone puck into his hockey pants but an official confronted him.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Turducken is a partially de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck that has been stuffed with a de-boned chicken.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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Expect six to nine layers of vanilla sponge cake sandwiched between a custard or creamy filling.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The rookie Gonzalez has submitted one impressive showing off the bench and one start, sandwiched between two healthy DNPs.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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But if the government doesn't reopen soon, these cards will not be loaded.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Three Jays pushed runs across with the bases loaded in the sixth.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Ford also carries electronic-jamming aircraft, airborne early warning and control planes, cargo and passenger planes and helicopters.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The all-weather aircraft executed a series of precise manoeuvres, including a hover salute, backward ascent, and vertical climb, before deploying jamming flares in a vivid display of battlefield readiness.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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