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Recent Examples of wedge
Tang and Panday’s brick single-family home is wedged between two small multifamily buildings, sitting slightly back from the street on a quiet block.
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Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Redford’s skill is in fleshing out the terms of that fantasy, and proving desirable even as their politics and lifestyles wedge them apart.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Casa Hygge As its name implies, the tiny Baja California town of El Pescadero was once little more than a fishing village wedged between the Pacific Ocean and the dusty Sierra de la Laguna mountains.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The bamboo is wedged into a workbench, the chef drapes one leg over the far end, and bounces up and down to massage the dough.
—Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
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Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Redford’s skill is in fleshing out the terms of that fantasy, and proving desirable even as their politics and lifestyles wedge them apart.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Casa Hygge As its name implies, the tiny Baja California town of El Pescadero was once little more than a fishing village wedged between the Pacific Ocean and the dusty Sierra de la Laguna mountains.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The bamboo is wedged into a workbench, the chef drapes one leg over the far end, and bounces up and down to massage the dough.
—Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
Verb
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These 515 V3s, along with other New Balance sneakers, offer a wide, roomy toe box, ensuring that my toes aren’t squeezed together and out of alignment.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The shoes fold in half, becoming compact enough to fit in your personal item or squeeze into a corner of your carry-on.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Nutribullet Ultra crams a 1200-watt motor into its rather slim casing; that’s double the wattage of the Nutribullet Pro blender that’s a step down.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Use your backpack or your sleeping bag crammed into its compression sack beneath your forearms.—
Kate Pitts,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Soon after my son’s first introduction to stuffing himself with candy while wearing a costume in 80-degree Southern heat, my parents told us about a local trunk-or-treat.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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Flagg finished the game with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists, showing his stat-stuffing potential while only playing the first half.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nestled on a 130-acre property outside of Roccalbegna, a medieval Tuscan village sandwiched between rocky cliffs, an old stone house looks like something out of a dream.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
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Heat waves are lasting longer, rain comes in floods sandwiched between droughts, and new pests are suddenly abundant and chomping on what were your garden’s most trouble-free plants.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There would be no replay of that 2022 failure, which featured the same inning (sixth), the same jam (bases loaded) and the same long walk (for John Schneider to pull Gausman).—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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During testing, Screambox titles loaded quickly.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the end, these things just jam up the drawer.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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To Gandara’s point about being feisty, Arroyo once jammed her toe running into the stands in pursuit of a ball.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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