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crammed

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verb

past tense of cram
1
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 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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4
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
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They’re also made with arch support and a toe box that’s not too narrow or crammed, per the brand, plus the rubber sole offers a nice cushioned platform with each step. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Hundreds of shops at CST Road are crammed along half a mile of bumpy road with cackling traffic. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025 Hundreds are sometimes crammed into small spaces, living in their own waste. Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 The haunting in Last Rites takes place in a small row house in the shadow of a coal refinery into which a family of eight is crammed, alongside a dog, three spirits, and some darker force that entered the house through a cursed mirror. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 Last week, as Missouri appeared likely to enter the redistricting fight, more than 500 people crammed into a union hall in Kansas City to protest the effort. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025 During the most recent heat wave in Los Angeles, Memphis Perez, his wife, three children and elderly mother crammed into a bedroom, the only room in their apartment with air conditioning. Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025 Males are typically territorial, which adds to the mystery of why so many crammed themselves in a small area, experts say. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025 But it was captured by a British privateer and departed for Jamaica, crammed with 442 enslaved people. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crammed
Adjective
  • Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Best Twin Bed with Storage Kids notoriously have a lot of stuff, and when the dresser is packed and closets are stuffed, a storage bed can come in handy for those additional toys or out-of-season clothes.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The victim in the case was just 7 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, strangled, stuffed in the trunk of a car and then thrown off a bridge after being wrapped in a blanket and having a bag tied over her head, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ultracreamy, packed with pigment, and full of gold-standard skin-care ingredients like hyaluronic acid, caffeine, and aloe leaf extract, Face Flex is what sweet dreams are made of.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The old-fashioned casserole is a foolproof recipe with simple ingredients, but packed with flavor.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Parvati Shallow has once again devoured her prey.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For weeks, Oasis zealots have devoured online videos of the siblings strolling out onstage together, arms raised in victory and hugs brief yet genuine.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At one point, Detroit squeezed 38 points out of six possessions, turning a close game into a major reality check for the Bears.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Why American farmers are feeling squeezed It's been a tough year for America's farmers.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Within seconds, we were loaded up and speeding away.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Vance was seen carrying Kirk’s casket on the tarmac in Salt Lake City, Utah, while it was being loaded onto Air Force Two.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These particles are small enough to enter the bloodstream when inhaled, which can cause inflammation and neurological damage.
    Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Concern about inhaled anesthesia impacting brain development is not totally unfounded, says Ji-Hyun Lee, MD, PhD, co-author of the new study published in Anesthesiology.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Quantum sensors take over when signals are jammed or denied.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This comes after years of jammed negotiations over price and cost issues.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Crammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crammed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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